The Big Year…those three simple words than can elicit so many different emotions from Birders around the world. For some, the purity of birding...
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Can you remember any birding movie before Schrodinger’s Cat? Probably not. For me, the only “birding” movie that I knew of were the Dogs...
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This week, the future is being heard and not seen. I pass over the bridge on my way to class and a Song Sparrow...
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The Big Year was alright. It was neither horrible nor outstanding, neither fully factual nor completely made-up, neither completely engaging nor totally alienating. I...
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blaxploitation (noun) – the exploitation of black people (especially with regard to stereotyped roles in movies) birdersploitation (noun) – the exploitation of birders (especially...
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While in Ohio for the Midwest Birding Symposium Christopher, Susan, and I made our way to Metzger Marsh one day to see if there...
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Another clip from The Big Year. Is anyone else looking forward to 14 October?
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The moment birders everywhere have been waiting for is almost here. No, it is not an epic morning of birding full of a host...
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