Butler's Birds

Hello Readers, I'll be out of town this week, wayyy out of town. Unfortunately my time and internet access will be restricted and I wo...

I promise, I'm almost done with Salton Sea stuff. Ok, actually there are three more posts after this, but hey the Iliad and the Odyssey ...

I'm still on a high from this morning's birding. Waking up at 6 am, this morning did not feel any more glorious than Saturdays past,...

I finally made it out to Mount Ord this Sunday. For one reason or another (work, social obligations, laziness, and standardized testing) I...

The Salton Sea is a weird place, so naturally it's popular with weird birds, like gender-role reversing Phalaropes. There were hundreds...

Much like on Tatooine and the other far-flung desert planets of our universe, the area surrounding the Salton Sea is a desolate stretch that...

Godwits are intrinsically elegant birds and prodigious migrators, but they have one of the more etymologically befuddling names in ...

Hello Humans! And anyone else who might be visiting from beyond the stars... It's been super busy these last few weeks. The opportunit...