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Terminology

A New Addition To The Birding Lexicon: “Brainbird”

January 22, 2013 by Felonious Jive 2 Comments
Black-thighed Grosbeak. On a recent Costa Rica trip, one of...
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Birding, Terminology

A Skip of Skylarks?

December 22, 2012 by Redgannet 2 Comments
During the middle ages, a specialised vocabulary became popular in...
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Terminology

The Dunning-Kruger Effect as it Relates to Birding

March 26, 2012 by Corey 19 Comments
I was recently reading a rather vitriolic comment thread on...
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Birding

Chum Scrum

April 7, 2011 by Corey 2 Comments
When a pelagic trip is short of great new birds...
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The Truth About Jizz

March 28, 2011 by Mike 22 Comments
The concept that bird watchers can accurately identify birds by...
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Birding

Half Hardy

March 10, 2011 by Nate 2 Comments
This past Monday I was running around with my son...
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Best “Gripping Off” Ever

December 12, 2009 by Corey 8 Comments
When a birder sees a really, really, good bird and...
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What is a Bird’s Crop?

December 9, 2009 by Corey 6 Comments
A bird’s crop is an expandable “muscular pouch near the...
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Terminology

Bird Words

February 15, 2009 by Mike 5 Comments
Birds seem to be popping up everywhere in trivia these...
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Birding

The Fine Art of Pishing

October 16, 2007 by Mike 35 Comments
Like every other specialized activity, the noble pursuit of bird...
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