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Birding

The American Coot – One of the Least Appreciated Birds in North America

November 29, 2018 by Larry 1 Comment
Maybe it’s because the American Coot (Fulica americana) is the most abundant and widely distributed species of rail in North America...
Trips

A Sora Saw I

September 17, 2018 by Corey No Comments
Last weekend a Sora was spotted at Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge and I had no time to go see...
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...
Drawing of short-eared owl on tree with prey, after Audubon
Birding

State of the Birds, Halloween Edition

October 28, 2016 by Carrie 7 Comments
It’s almost Halloween! As your resident writer of horror fiction (check out my latest at The Dark!) this is...
Birding

What To Do With An Injured Sora?

October 26, 2015 by Corey 3 Comments
When a Sora was found in the Loch in New York City’s Central Park almost a week ago birders...
News

Never Say Never Again

March 3, 2015 by Meredith Mann 1 Comment
If you’ve given up hope of ever seeing a Zapata Rail, this post is for you. And if (like me) you’ve...
Birding

“European” Purple Swamphens on Mallorca

January 18, 2015 by Jochen 4 Comments
David recently published a post on your favourite bird blog about the taxonomy of the Purple Swamphen, a massive...
Birding

New Year, New Birds

January 17, 2015 by Redgannet 1 Comment
Dragging salutations for the New Year half way through January may be stretching the point just a little too...
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