Field Notes

House Wren When I installed a bird house on our fence this spring, I thought it would be merely ornamental. To my surprize, a House W...

I was only able to get one decent photo of a butterfly in Jamaica. Malachite ( Siproeta stelenes ) I would have liked to get a photo...

Jamaica has 28 endemic bird species, but several more are range restricted to only one or a few other Caribbean islands. Vervain Humming...

Jamaica is not a major birding destination, but because of family connections as well as a life long involvement with visiting and at one ...

Just got back from an 8 day trip to Florida. I have birded Florida a few times now, and it is always fun. Florida is perhaps most renowned...

Back in August, I saw a banded Caspian Tern at Ellacott Lookout (a.k.a. Hespeler Mill Pond). This is the location where I discovered Great E...

Brown Booby in Fort Erie. I decided I wasn't going to chase this one. Brown Booby - Offshore Waters, San Diego, CA After almost t...