Trips

No Need to Fear the Flycatcher in Costa Rica

July 25, 2015 by Patrick O'Donnell 1 Comment
After the birding bugs bites, the abundance of new and colorful birds makes it easy to overlook or even blatantly ignore sparrows, “seagulls”, female...
Western Kingbird Takes Off
Birds

The Regal Western Kingbird Can Be Very Aggressive

May 20, 2015 by Larry 2 Comments
Kingbirds are named for their aggressive nature. A Kingbird will defend its territory and nest against all predators, even to the point of “riding”...
Trips

First State Record of Couch’s Kingbird in New York State!

December 27, 2014 by Corey 1 Comment
On Christmas, Gabriel Willow, a New York City birder and Naturalist Educator for New York City Audubon, posted a picture of a kingbird on...
Trips

Cassin’s Kingbird, Floyd Bennett Field, Brooklyn, New York

November 24, 2014 by Corey 10 Comments
Late in the evening on Saturday, 15 November, phone lines started humming after Kai Sheffield reported a Cassin’s Kingbird at Floyd Bennett Field in...
Birds

Nesting Eastern Kingbirds

July 14, 2014 by Corey 1 Comment
It is not everyday that you get the chance to see an active bird nest. And a nest that is right next to a road that...
Birds

White-crowned Shama: Sabahan Endemic

May 1, 2014 by Duncan 3 Comments
I’m a biogeography buff, and I’m seriously disappointed when I get a guide book that doesn’t have maps in. One of the interesting things...
Eastern Kingbird
Birding

‘Scuse Me While I Catch This Fly

October 25, 2013 by Carrie No Comments
I miss Eastern Kingbirds. It’s not that they’re not around — I’ve seen them at the National Bison Range, to name but one definitively...
Trips

Say’s Phoebe in Prospect Park, Brooklyn, New York

April 27, 2013 by Corey 1 Comment
A Say’s Phoebe was found this morning in Prospect Park, Brooklyn, while Desi and I were having a fun nature walk at Oakland Lake...
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