In the birding community, especially among the hardcore ranks, no news is bigger than a first state record. That is, a bird species never before seen in the state. Such records are rare as hen’s teeth ...

We’ll start with next week’s news in today’s column. In newspaper jargon, this was called an “advance” or “advancer,” because it’s published before a scheduled news event – “in advance,” in other ...

Just as tourists are making their return to Summit County to kick off the summer this Memorial Day Weekend, millions of birds are also making an annual migration to nest and breed in Colorado’s Rocky ...

This season last year we had a torrent of reports of lazuli buntings scouring through the Whiskeytown brush and in the chaparral all around the North State. These little birds attract attention ...

This is the time of year when many of the most beautiful, brightly colored birds start showing up in our region after wintering in extreme southwest United States, Central and even South America. An ...

I’m not sure how it's possible for summer days to feel endless yet so limited and finite. We have gone entirely through June and midway through July! From a birding and photography standpoint, June ...