I hope you will forgive my rather lurid title. No, I am not going to tell you about some blood-sucking bird with hypnotic powers....
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The second Sunday in May is the day many countries around the world, including the United States, set aside for the celebration of mothers....
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Will you indulge me for a minute? (Of course you will. You always do.) In speaking of Take Wing and Fly Here, the first...
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So lately it seems like I’m just surrounded by baby talk. One of my sisters is pregnant, as is one of my cousins, my...
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Brown-headed Cowbirds evoke strong feelings in many birders, some of whom can’t abide a bird that lays its eggs in other birds’ nests, often...
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This weekend while I was exploring the Shawangunk Grasslands in Ulster County, New York, with my parents (more on that later) we came across...
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Sometimes an easy bird can become difficult to identify. Such was the case with the molting bird below, a species that has crossed my...
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