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The Dracula Bird

June 3, 2020 by Paul Lewis 2 Comments
I hope you will forgive my rather lurid title. No,...
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Taking Time to #SketchWithSibley

June 2, 2020 by Erika Zambello 3 Comments
David Sibley’s sketch of an Atlantic Puffin. I sat down...
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Reviews

Birds of Paradise and Bowerbirds: An Identification Guide–A Book Review

by Donna No Comments
Be careful how you Google ‘bird of paradise’! Type it...
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Best Bird of the Weekend (Last of May 2020)

June 1, 2020 by Mike 3 Comments
I can’t recall a year when birders were as thrilled...
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Southern Boobook near Broome

May 31, 2020 by Clare M No Comments
Two weeks ago I mentioned that we rarely got rain...
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Starling Spectacle

May 30, 2020 by Redgannet No Comments
It has often been said that a murmuration of starlings...
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Birding Shanghai in May

May 28, 2020 by Kai Pflug 1 Comment
Don`t worry – after having written about birding Shanghai in...
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Back to the Forest – but first, Flamingos!

May 27, 2020 by Faraaz Abdool No Comments
There aren’t many places on the planet where one can...
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Lockdown Serendipity

by Paul Lewis 1 Comment
Because of our age, Mexico’s rising COVID-19 numbers, and my...
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Birding

My First Birdathon

May 25, 2020 by Erika Zambello No Comments
Note: Erika is the Communications Director for Audubon Florida. I...
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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 41 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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Birds

What is a Mockingbird?

April 23, 2007 by Mike 536 Comments
Mockingbirds are members of the Mimidae family, a group of...
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