Telling when the southbound migration starts can be problematic.

To put it mildly, semipalmated plovers (common southbound migrants) look very similar to the common ringed plover, which nests as close as Greenland and Europe while it winters in Africa and Asia.

This game is a fun way to learn about field marks. The game is a series of photographs of a North American bird.

Jaegers are a group of three large stocky seabirds that are infrequently seen from shore and can be extremely difficult to identify.

Ruby-throated hummingbird scarcity is temporary. If you have not seen them as often at your feeders they are likely too busy feeding small insects to their nestlings, a very high protein food.

There are two species with stilt in their name: stilt sandpiper and black-necked stilt. We see small numbers of the former every fall but the latter is a rare vagrant. Both are here now, which is highly unusual.