diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index eb72bff..2cf1175 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,3 +1,7 @@
+# 0.8
+
+logrus: defaults to stderr instead of stdout
+
 # 0.7.3
 
 formatter/\*: allow configuration of timestamp layout
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index d55f909..64e4914 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ ocean","size":10,"time":"2014-03-10 19:57:38.562264131 -0400 EDT"}
 "time":"2014-03-10 19:57:38.562543128 -0400 EDT"}
 ```
 
-With the default `log.Formatter = new(logrus.TextFormatter)` when a TTY is not
+With the default `log.Formatter = new(&log.TextFormatter{})` when a TTY is not
 attached, the output is compatible with the
 [logfmt](http://godoc.org/github.com/kr/logfmt) format:
 
@@ -269,7 +269,7 @@ init() {
     log.SetFormatter(logrus.JSONFormatter)
   } else {
     // The TextFormatter is default, you don't actually have to do this.
-    log.SetFormatter(logrus.TextFormatter)
+    log.SetFormatter(&log.TextFormatter{})
   }
 }
 ```
diff --git a/logger.go b/logger.go
index da928a3..3c07ea7 100644
--- a/logger.go
+++ b/logger.go
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ type Logger struct {
 // It's recommended to make this a global instance called `log`.
 func New() *Logger {
 	return &Logger{
-		Out:       os.Stdout,
+		Out:       os.Stderr,
 		Formatter: new(TextFormatter),
 		Hooks:     make(levelHooks),
 		Level:     InfoLevel,
diff --git a/logrus_test.go b/logrus_test.go
index d85dba4..efaacea 100644
--- a/logrus_test.go
+++ b/logrus_test.go
@@ -191,7 +191,7 @@ func TestUserSuppliedLevelFieldHasPrefix(t *testing.T) {
 		log.WithField("level", 1).Info("test")
 	}, func(fields Fields) {
 		assert.Equal(t, fields["level"], "info")
-		assert.Equal(t, fields["fields.level"], 1)
+		assert.Equal(t, fields["fields.level"], 1.0) // JSON has floats only
 	})
 }
 
diff --git a/text_formatter.go b/text_formatter.go
index 612417f..4ed90e1 100644
--- a/text_formatter.go
+++ b/text_formatter.go
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ package logrus
 import (
 	"bytes"
 	"fmt"
+	"runtime"
 	"sort"
 	"strings"
 	"time"
@@ -69,7 +70,8 @@ func (f *TextFormatter) Format(entry *Entry) ([]byte, error) {
 
 	prefixFieldClashes(entry.Data)
 
-	isColored := (f.ForceColors || isTerminal) && !f.DisableColors
+	isColorTerminal := isTerminal && (runtime.GOOS != "windows")
+	isColored := (f.ForceColors || isColorTerminal) && !f.DisableColors
 
 	if f.TimestampFormat == "" {
 		f.TimestampFormat = DefaultTimestampFormat