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The Wonderfulness of Local Field Guides: Reviews of ABA Field Guide to Birds of Maine & Birding Guide to the Greater Pasadena Area

December 6, 2022 by Donna No Comments
At the end of 2022, let us celebrate the local...
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Birding

Entrance Point, Broome

December 4, 2022 by Clare M 2 Comments
Last Sunday, 27th November, we went to the Port of...
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Destinations

Rancho Naturalista Lodge, Costa Rica, or in the Land of Coffee and Chocolate

December 1, 2022 by Dragan No Comments
On that glorious day, I observed ten critically endangered birds,...
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Birding, Birds, Reviews

Our Favorite Bird Books (and one pair of Binoculars) of 2022

November 30, 2022 by Mark No Comments
This, 2022, has been a curious year for books about...
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Birding

Birding Wuyuan, China

November 28, 2022 by Kai Pflug No Comments
In retrospect, this weekend at Wuyuan was not exactly my...
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Birding

Little Terns breeding near Broome

November 27, 2022 by Clare M No Comments
In Australia there are three populations of Little Tern. There...
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Birding

Back to Spain

November 25, 2022 by Paul Lewis 2 Comments
After travelling to the Middle East, our work required us...
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Birding

The Siberian Rubythroat

November 24, 2022 by Kai Pflug 2 Comments
The Siberian Rubythroat passes through Shanghai on its autumn migration,...
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Birding

Recently Received

November 23, 2022 by Faraaz Abdool 2 Comments
Several seasonal specialties have been arriving in the last remaining...
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Birding

Tawny Frogmouths breeding again

November 20, 2022 by Clare M 2 Comments
We are very lucky that here in Broome we have...
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Conservation

Last Gasp for Sandhill Cranes—Act Now!

July 17, 2011 by Julie 66 Comments
As you’ll remember, Kentucky’s Department of Fish and Wildlife Resources...
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Birds

Green Herons and their Groovy Necks

by Mike 24 Comments
Back when we used to run the 10,000 Birds ID...
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Trips

Birding Los Naranjos Archaeological Park

March 6, 2009 by Corey 11 Comments
Well, I am back in New York now and reliving...
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Trips

Stalking the Piermont Snowy Owl

January 30, 2007 by Mike 11 Comments
In my previous post , I described a moderately successful...
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Birds

Do Birds Have Penises?

April 23, 2012 by Birdchick 23 Comments
Warning, if you can’t tell by the title of the...
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Birds

Can A Hawk Carry Off Your 12-Pound Pet?

March 25, 2016 by Suzie 39 Comments
The answer is: no. No hawk can carry off a...
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Birds

Domestic or Manky Mallards

February 28, 2011 by Mike 23 Comments
Years ago, Charlie Moores coined the colorful term “manky mallard” to...
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Birding

Best Bird of the Weekend (Fourth of March 2019)

March 25, 2019 by Mike 1 Comment
Here we are, one weekend into a season of migration....
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Rancho Naturalista Lodge, Costa Rica, or in the Land of Coffee and Chocolate

Rancho Naturalista Lodge, Costa Rica, or in the Land of Coffee and Chocolate

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What’s Next at the Juan Santamaria Aiport in Costa Rica? A Pipit? A Wagtail?

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Costa Rica on a relaxed birding pace

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