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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 these was called out while...
Birding, Terminology

A Skip of Skylarks?

December 22, 2012 by Redgannet 2 Comments
During the middle ages, a specialised vocabulary became popular in the sport of hunting. Known...
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 a blog post related to...
Birding

Chum Scrum

April 7, 2011 by Corey 2 Comments
When a pelagic trip is short of great new birds to watch there is almost...
Terminology

The Truth About Jizz

March 28, 2011 by Mike 23 Comments
The concept that bird watchers can accurately identify birds by their general aspect and behavior...
Birding

Half Hardy

March 10, 2011 by Nate 2 Comments
This past Monday I was running around with my son in my backyard after work. ...
Birding

Best “Gripping Off” Ever

December 12, 2009 by Corey 8 Comments
When a birder sees a really, really, good bird and another birder doesn’t see the...
Birding

What is a Bird’s Crop?

December 9, 2009 by Corey 8 Comments
A bird’s crop is an expandable “muscular pouch near the gullet or throat.”  It is...
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