Black-billed Cuckoo, Sanibel Lighthouse park, FL a Wow Migrant for here!

Black-billed Cuckoo There are slender white tail markings, very different than the bold white tail spots of a Yellow-billed Cuckoo. Birders ...

Happiness Is... If You're An Author - New Stokes Guides!

Stokes Field Guides Here is a display of our just published, The New Stokes Field Guide to Birds: Eastern and Western Region, as well as our...

The New Stokes Field Guide to Birds: Eastern and Western Region getting 5 Star Reviews!

We're already getting 5 star reviews! "Don and Lillian Stokes hit it out of the park with their new... guide" ( Thermal Birdin...

Great Review, The New Stokes Field Guide to Birds:Eastern and Western Region

We just got a great review of our all new, portable regional field guides, The Stokes Field Guide to Birds: Eastern and Western Region. Bird...

PAINTED BUNTINGS from every angle, eye candy

Painted Buntings are my favorite bird. That's why a Painted Bunting is cover image of our best-seller The Stokes Field Guide to Birds of...

Tall Tales (Tails) of the Blue-gray Gnatcatcher

Blue-gray Gnatcatchers are cool little birds! Blue-gray Gnatcatcher Blue-gray Gnatcatcher. The undertail is completely white and white exten...

Red-breasted Nuthatches are irrupting too! Are you seeing them?

Red-breasted Nuthatch, female, has a gray cap Red-breasted Nuthatch, male, has a black cap Another bird we are getting at our feeders is Red...

Wood Sandpiper rarity fun plus video with Canon SX 40 HS

Wood Sandpiper 1 Wood Sandpiper 2 This is how far we were away from it when viewed through the camera. Wood Sandpiper 3 same photo, cropped ...

The Nighthawks are coming!!

Common Nighthawk They maneuver to catch aerial insects, especially ants dispersing on wings. Look for the tell-tale white patches on outer w...