As the boreal migrants head north, breeding season for the residents and austral migrants is beginning to pick up. A friend of mine has...
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Like most North American birders, I never pay much mind to the European (Common) Starling (Sturnus vulgaris). Sure, they’re always a dependable, can’t-miss tick...
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There’s lots of disheartening stuff going on in the bird world this week, so let’s start with some love in the air, in honor...
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Image by John Picken/Wikimedia Commons When aging male Common Loons begin to lose their mojo or die off, females are still going strong—and ready for...
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It’s a bang-up breeding year for super-endangered birds! First, wildlife officials in Louisiana announced the first successful wild Whooping Crane nest in that state since 1939....
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