Butler's Birds

I stopped by the Gilbert Water Ranch for a few hours of birding on Saturday. As expected, the place is teeming with White-crowned Sparrows,...

Last week I found myself in Rome. While admiring the spectacle of the ancient sites, the renaissance sites, and the baroque sites, as well ...

This is the ultimate for me. It's not that the Dowitcher complex (Short-billed vs. Long-billed) is the most difficult to discern in t...

A Flock of Seagulls may produce a one-hit wonder , but a good pile of Peeps can sustain a birder for years, maybe even a lifetime. With a p...

Hello Friends, This month for Birding Is Fun, I went ahead and went to Rome for some investigate birding:  http://www.birdingisfun.com/201...

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...