Eventually, all things must pass—even this current drought. How do natural systems recover from an extreme situation? Many processes need to happen and they each happen at their own pace. We take a closer look in this week’s Bird Watch SXM in The Daily Herald‘s Weekender section.

Each bird may have many names. They vary from language to language and island to island. Some are local, some are universal and most tell some kind of story.

The remaining natural spaces on this island seem few and far between. Some of the best are the islets and offshore rocks that are still precious nesting grounds for seabirds:

The island is a paradise for us—and probably seems like one for many birds—but looks can be deceiving. Learn about ecological traps and lost terns in this week’s Bird Watch SXM.

Eye on Endemics continues at Bird Watch SXM with today’s article about a chirpy little bird with a mysterious evolutionary past!

Continuing our look at regionally-endemic birds of the island, the Bird Watch SXM column in today’s Weekender features the Green-throated Carib, one of our hummingbirds.

Is there a better time to keep an eye on endemics than the month Caribbean Endemic Bird Festival? In this week’s Bird Watch SXM column we take a look at a sweet-singing Caribbean endemic, the Caribbean Elaenia. Also, don’t forget to download the Eye on Endemics ebook.

In the Caribbean, seasons don’t really run hot and cold, but they do go between wet and dry. What’s a bird to do during the dry season? Find out in this week’s Bird Watch SXM column, out today in The Daily Herald’s Weekender section.

Traditional Ecological Knowledge is a term used to describe information about nature that comes from local populations. It is typically different from scientific research in many ways, but also complementary to it. Should TEK be an important part of ho…

What happens inside a bird brain? Perhaps more than we would guess. Does it matter? In many ways, yes.