USA
Merlin: Easy ID in the technological age
We've all had a moment in which we wished we had a pocket field guide. Merlin, developed by the Cornell Lab of Ornithology, is a free app for iOS and Android smart devices that helps...
Central Park and Jamaica Bay, NY
with Simon Tickle
If you intend to visit New York, then a few hours waving your binoculars around in Central park is a great way to spend your time. The accessibility ...
Birding Brooklyn Bridge Park
by Heather Wolf
Brooklyn Bridge Park opened in 2010, transforming a series of dilapidated piers into a beautiful 85-acre waterfront park with some of...
Urban Patch in Columbus, Ohio, USA
with Aaron Boone
Birding is literally a way of life for me. I have been fascinated by feathered creatures since before I can remember. Throughout the majority of my....
The American Robin
by Michael Fritz-Graham
I'll take Manhattan!... and they have, by storm and popular demand. Possibly the most famous and loved bird in the USA, the American Robin…
Monk (Quaker) Parakeets in New York City
by Michael Fritz-Graham
How The Quakers Landed. Urban legend has it (now documented) that c.1967 a large, live shipment of monk parakeets left their...
Chimney Swifts
by Michael Fritz-Graham
What Is That? Twittering, chattering little acrobatic cinders with wings have been swooping in and out of your chimney stack. They're not bats. ...
The Uncommon “Common” Nighthawk
by Michael Fritz-Graham
There is something incredibly sad, even tragic about a summer night in New York City without that magic spirit of the starry sky, ...
Mount Auburn Cemetery. Cambridge, MA, USA
with Andrew Culshaw
For me, birding has always been primarily about covering a local patch, mainly in urban or suburban locations. One of the most …