In 1953, famed naturalist Roger Tory Peterson, who originated the field guide series bearing his name, took his British colleague, James Fisher, on a 30,000-mile tour of North America. They recounted ...

A tip of the hat to John Westlake for alerting me to the recent publication of the 51 st Supplement to the American Ornithologists’ Union checklist, essential reading for any active or recovering ...

The suburbs are no love nest, at least not for two of the region’s most beloved songsters, the Pacific wren and Swainson’s thrush. Instead, when their forest homes are cleared for development, these ...

Most of my recent trail walks have produced little sign of wildlife activity. But on a stroll in the Dredge Lake area, I saw a river otter in a bit of open water near the inlet of the Holding Pond. It ...

The little brown bird that we have long called the winter wren nests in forests across northern North America and Eurasia (plus a bit in North Africa). Because it is the only wren on the other side of ...

The week's Quirks Question comes from Ian Guthrie in Comox, British Columbia, who asks, "The Pacific Wren is the size of a golf ball, yet has a fairly loud song that goes on for 5 to 10 seconds in ...

One of Marin’s most famous songbird families is the wrens — perky-tailed little brown birds with loud voices and a lot of personality. Outside of the birding world, many everyday people have not the ...

On Canada’s west coast, the most common year-round resident bird in the forest, the Pacific wren, might owe salmon a thank you for its ecological success. Earlier this year, Marlene Wagner at Simon ...

The City of Vancouver is gearing up for a referendum of sorts. But it's not about bike lanes, rezonings, or property taxes. Between April 13 and May 10, Vancouver residents will be asked to pick a ...