by Chris Bensley My first outing was a bust. But I'm back at it, committed to my birdwatching quest. I’ve always enjoyed exploring nature...

by Peter Alden A Great Cormorant spreads its wings on a Cape Ann rocky shoreline Photo by Lillian Stokes Lillian Stokes and I joined...

by Peter Alden and Lillian Stokes (co-leaders) Author Lillian Stokes points out duck species from her Stokes Field Guide at Salisbury...

ABA Bird of the Year By Chris Bensley Common Loon Who doesn’t find the call of the loon mysterious and melancholy? Many people, including...

By Chris Bensley Author Lillian Stokes points out duck species from her Stokes Field Guide at Salisbury State Park The skies were...

By Peter Alden .A team of bird Concord counters in the wild. Photo by Claudio Topolcic, Courtesy of the Concord Bridge. A number of...

By Chris Bensley My group of "birders" in Colombia, confirming the sight of a rare bird. When I first joined a group to go birdwatching,...

By Chris Bensley There’s something captivating about seeing an owl in the wild—a quiet flash of wings at dusk, the steady gaze of round...