Looking out my kitchen window this morning I noticed a single male Purple Finch at the feeders. While not my first Purple Finch of the year at the house this year (had a female several weeks ago), the male was certainly enjoyable to watch.
Just over a year ago high numbers of PUFIs at the house […]

Undeniably, one of my favorite facets about birding is the discovery and observation of a new species. While I am a huge advocate of getting to know and appreciating the common species, the experience of seeing a new bird for the first time is hard to beat. Fortunately, my recent work in California not only allows this East-Coaster to […]