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A Peregrine Falcon, wings spread, held by a biologist
Birding

Corporate Branding of Birds for Conservation: A Modest Proposal

June 28, 2019 by Carrie 2 Comments
I’d learned a lot since the last time I sat in a meeting room even close to this fancy....
Reviews

Mrs. Moreau’s Warbler by Stephen Moss

November 9, 2018 by Carrie 1 Comment
Mrs. Moreau’s Warbler: How Birds Got Their Names is a bit different than earlier efforts I’ve seen in this...
Birding

What’s In a Name: Pratincole

August 31, 2018 by Carrie No Comments
There are two kinds of bird names in this world. There are names assigned by a single person at...
Birding

What’s in a Name: Cooper’s and Sharp-shinned Hawks

February 2, 2018 by Carrie 1 Comment
Alas for the naming of birds that it took place before anyone had the foresight to recognize that the...
Clapper rail on shadowed ground
Birding

What is a Rail?

November 17, 2017 by Carrie 1 Comment
A miserable little pile of secrets… no wait, that’s something else. But rails are commonly paired with the adjective...
Attwater's Prairie Chicken, displaying male
Birding

What’s in a Name: Attwater’s Prairie Chicken

September 8, 2017 by Carrie No Comments
Henry Philemon Attwater was born in Brighton, England and spent his early adult years in Canada, but the state...
Snipe on grass
Birding

What’s in a Name: Snipe Hunt

April 7, 2017 by Carrie 1 Comment
As you might have seen mentioned previously, last weekend the illustrious Corey Finger and I broke the Queens record...
Cardinal and green leaves
Birding

Cardinals are Singing

February 24, 2017 by Carrie No Comments
Northern Cardinals are known for their plumage. Bold red or subtle pink and brown, on a background of snow...
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