• Jaeger sightings reward frozen birders - Aerial View
For birders who braved the icy winds, driving rain, stinging sleet, blinding snow and crashing waves over the weekend, the payoff was worth the pain.

• The bird at hand was worth two in Cape May, N.J. - Aerial View
A fall trip to Cape May, N.J., is guaranteed to bring birding excitement.

• Bird walks

• Nationwide effort to save rusty blackbird takes wing
It's easy to rally the environmental troops behind crusades to save sexy birds such as the bald eagle, peregrine falcon, whooping crane and Kirtland's warbler.

• A lakefront salute to early birder
You won't read a front-page obituary about Tom LePage or find a death notice in the Metro section. There wasn't a funeral or even a memorial service - he specifically requested that no one make a fuss after he died.

• Quality tops quantity for a pleasant change - Aerial View
Sometimes the birding is better than the birds.

• Bird walks

• Proper habitats are essential to migrant birds - Aerial View
Every year about this time, it becomes apparent how vital it is to provide and preserve good birding habitat.