Ebird has individuals that vet rare bird sightings. This is an important function as ornithologists use these sightings to develop...

By the tail-end of February, eBird had my flirting with top 10 in Michigan and I had nearly all of the expected birds. I found myself...

The second month of my big year has been a time where it has become obvious that new birds are going to be hard-fought. Weekends have...

As January 2021 comes to a close, I've gotten MOST of the winter residents. Pine siskin and purple finch are a couple that still elude...

After the first 10 days of 2021, three things became apparent. 1. Day 1 would be a poor indicator of the later days. The easy ones, the...

I absolutely LOVE Mark Obmascik's book The Big Year as well as the film adaptation staring Jack Black, Steve Martin, and Owen Wilson. ...

This piece was originally written for Near North Now and published online June 12, 2020. https://www.nearnorthnow.com/leisure/brown-heade...

I’ve noticed that every particular profession or interest carries along its own language. Being a educator, I can speak teacher jargon...

Whiskey Point, described by Beaver Island Birding Trail as Beaver Island Lighthouse or Whiskey Point Lighthouse, juts south into the...

Granite Hill Lake I spent some time in northern Ontario last week. It was planned as a fly-in fishing trip for Walleye and Northern Pike...

These are my notes for Sharpening Your Birding Skills presented at Beaver Island Birding Trail's "Warblers on the Water" event May 25,...

This piece was written for Near North Now (www.nearnorthnow.com) May 11, 2019 Spring Migration: It Comes In Waves Terry Grabill from...

Our oldest daughter, Caitie, and her husband, Danny live on the prairie. Well, not the prairie dog and burrowing owl prairie, but Little...

I suspect anyone that's been a birder for very long has a patch...that place you know like it's your living room. You want to see a...

Thirty-two miles into Lake Michigan off the northwest coast of Michigan's Lower Peninsula lies a magical island. Thirteen miles from...

What a time to be a birder. April and May are magical for their constant delivery of new arrivals and travellers. Andrea isn't bossy or...

I did a Google search (I still refuse to use Google as a verb) for a definition the word BIRD. What I found hardly surprised me...lots...

The journey to BirdGoober has been a life-long dream of-sorts. I'm Terry, a bird nerd from childhood. Back in the era of primitive...