Dear Siri. Birders are not murderers. I really feel as though I’m enunciating properly. Perhaps you’re taking a theological approach to this? Is that it?

I usually write with the conviction that faith elevates the practice of birdwatching. But sometimes faith can sabotage it. Thus begins the tragic tale of my best worst birding adventure.

If you sometimes prefer birding from an easy chair, and you haven’t yet discovered the board game Wingspan, you really should. It’s the perfect board game accompaniment to your binoculars. And the new Wingspan Americas expansion makes it even better.

An intro to my family, and an explanation of the dedication to my book. If each of my kids were a bird, these are the birds they'd be...

Jesus taught, “Suppose one of you wants to build a tower. Won’t you first sit down and estimate the cost…?” That goes ditto for bird towers, and so I offer this cautionary tale.

Wherein the author offers a glimpse into the origins of his soon-to-arrive literary debut.