Through Handlens and Binoculars

In 2014, I was asked to lead two sessions of a grass identification and ecology workshop at The Morton Arboretum in Lisle, Illinois.  The wo...

What defines a "feeder" bird, really?  To me, a "feeder" bird is a bird that comes to food that you've put out for ...

Scott was recently featured on an episode of Outdoor Elements , a television program on the local PBS station, discussing one of his favori...

When most of my friends and family hear that I've gone botanizing for the day, they probably have images of me strolling lazily along a...

As we have during the past six seasons, Lindsay and I participated in the  Indiana Audubon Society Winter Bird Feeder Count  this winter.  ...

It's not everyday that I get to see a sedge ( Carex ) species that I haven't seen before.  Imagine my surprise and excitement, then...

Scott was recently featured on an episode of Outdoor Elements , a television program on the local PBS station.  To see the episode, titled ...

Have you noticed a lot of people out in the cold peering through binoculars lately?  Were you driving behind a car that inexplicably kept s...

The 2015 Indiana Dunes Birding Festival will take place on May 7-10, 2015.  Many excellent field trips and programs are planned for this ex...

Merry Christmas from Lindsay, Scott, and Cooper!