Jim Wright is an author and birding columnist. His latest book is The Real James Bond, available as a hardcover, an eBook and an...
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One of the highlights of autumn for many birders in eastern North America is the annual release of the Winter Finch Forecast. Every September,...
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Like many in the Northeast and Midwest of the United States, I’ve been holed up at home lately, thanks to a big winter storm...
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This year has been a good year for me in terms of travel. Austria, Puerto Rico, the Bahamas, and a brief visit to California...
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I was ostensibly taking a day off from birding. But I don’t think birders ever truly relax their watchfulness. Lady Gannet complains about my...
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The Pygmy Nuthatch (Sitta pygmaea) is a non-migratory bird that lives primarily in Ponderosa and Jeffrey Pine forests in western North America. These Pygmy Nuthatches were seen...
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It’s back! Two years the original I and the Bird passed on to that great server block in the sky, Mike, Corey, and I...
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We North Americans are spoiled with nuthatches. White-breasted and Red-breasted Nuthatches can be found across almost the entire continent, Brown-headed Nuthatches are common in...
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