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Three osprey chicks from Dunrovin Ranch, Montana
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An Osprey is an Osprey is an Osprey

June 6, 2014 by Carrie No Comments
Today we named the three Osprey chicks that hatched out at Dunrovin ranch. It was a complex process, involving...
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We Can’t All Be Whiskey Jacks – Meditations on a Bad Bird Name

April 25, 2014 by Carrie 10 Comments
It’s no secret that I am a big fan of our more elaborate and storied bird names. Besides timberdoodles...
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Midsummer’s Bird and Some Thoughts on Naming

July 5, 2013 by Carrie 6 Comments
The Yellow Warbler is the first warbler I ever saw, and the most recent. It’s among a handful of...
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Controversy brewing over Inca Doves

June 14, 2012 by David 17 Comments
Emotion. Drama. Intrigue. Philosophy. Yes, I’m talking about scientific proposals to ornithological taxonomic authorities. Take, for example, the gem...
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How Do You Spell “Shitepoke?”

June 19, 2011 by Julie 15 Comments
    This is all you usually see of a shitepoke. They’re shy.   My father had stories he’d...
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Good Gully: A Birder’s Oddity

February 10, 2011 by Jochen 28 Comments
I am a funny man in a very peculiar way. I am odd, and whenever I am not odd,...
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Call it by its call – the onomatopoeic approach to naming a bird

November 10, 2010 by Jochen 14 Comments
Before I start with my first post on 10,000 Birds as one of the new beat writers, I would...
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Local Names for the Birds of Jamaica

November 7, 2009 by Mike 13 Comments
Preparing for a birding excursion can be tremendous fun if one actually enjoys studying field guides, trip reports, and...
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