Oksana Larsen
Oksana Larsen joined The Ornithologist's Oracle after Oksana's birding apprenticeship. As The Ornithologist's Oracle's heresy columnist, Oksana Larsen follows birding claims into their logged results.
Articles by Oksana Larsen
Birdwatcher Claims New Garden Record With 'Probable Bittern' That Neighbors Say Was a Heron
The bird was seen for approximately two seconds before flying behind a shed, which the birdwatcher considers 'more than enough time for a positive ID' and the neighbors consider 'not nearly enough.'
Ornithological Society's AGM Derailed by 90-Minute Argument About the Plural of 'Titmouse'
The options 'titmice,' 'titmouses,' and 'a gathering of titmouse' were all proposed, and nobody would yield.