The aftermath of a storm is awful. People are still surveying the wreckage, trying to salvage their flooded homes and waiting for electricity to come back up. Just outside my…

Owls aren’t exactly backyard chirpers. You’ll never see them hanging around your bird feeders interacting with chickadees and cardinals because they’re known as solitary and nocturnal. Still, that doesn’t mean…

The leaves here in Brooklyn are changing colors, the air is getting cooler and the stores are putting up huge displays of delicious candy. Yes, Halloween is coming this month.…

The thrill of spotting a life-lister or seeing a bird that hasn’t been in the area for decades is one of the best feelings a birder can achieve. It’s something…