Charlie, Jo and Evie at Chalfield - cheers…

Okay, we’ve had unborn babies and re-united twins on 10,000 Birds in the last few weeks - and now we’re doing houses…yes,... 

Charlie, Jo and Evie at Chalfield - cheers…

Mississippi Kite in New York

Just yesterday, 3 July, I headed north out of the city by bus, met up with more birders in New Paltz, and continued all the way up to the town of Root... 

Mississippi Kite in Montgomery County, New York, 3 July 2009

Learning the Common to Find the Rare

Shai Mitra is a birder-extraordinaire, a wonderfully patient teacher, a member of the New York State Avian Records Committee, and editor of... 

first-summer Arctic and Common Terns with adult Common Tern, 9 July 2006, by Shai Mitra

10 Views from a Van in Kazakhstan

On the last day on Kazakhstan as we drove from oasis to oasis, birding spot to birding spot, I was amazed at how variable and beautiful the landscape... 

A view from a van in Kazakhstan

Cerulean Warbler Fledglings

A million colors come with spring but one particular shade of blue bedevils the imaginations of northeastern American birders this time of year: cerulean.... 

Cerulean Warbler Fledglings

International Bird Rescue Research Center

‘When two Standard Oil tankers collided in 1971 beneath the Golden Gate Bridge spilling 900,000 gallons of crude oil. Little... 

International Bird Rescue Research Center

A Rainy Day Birding Suffolk County

I have been fortunate over the last week in that my folks let me borrow their car, which means I’ve had transportation for which I get to... 

American Oystercatchers at Cupsogue Beach County Park, Suffolk County, Long Island, New York. Jne, 2009.

East to the Desert: The Beginning of Day Four in Kazakhstan

On the fourth day in Kazakhstan I awoke early and, in the drizzlymist, once again birded the grounds of the hotel in... 

view of the Tien Shan Mountains from the north

Where Are You Birding this Fourth Weekend of June 2009? (Skybattle!)

June is coming to an end; have you spend it wisely or squandered the longest (or shortest, depending on your... 

Where Are You Birding this Fourth Weekend of June 2009? (Skybattle!)

Summer Birds of Pennsylvania Farm and Feeder

It may not feel like summer during this chilly Northeast June but the birds know what time it is. Avians everywhere are doing it, and... 

Summer Birds of Pennsylvania Farm and Feeder

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Charlie, Jo and Evie at Chalfield - cheers…

By Charlie July 4, 2009 6 comments

Okay, we’ve had unborn babies and re-united twins on 10,000 Birds in the last few weeks - and now we’re doing houses…yes, it’s another non-birdy post, but I hope readers will forgive me because I woke up in a Wiltshire paradise today, and after the stresses of moving (box after box after box after box [...]

Mississippi Kite in New York

By Corey July 4, 2009 6 comments

Just yesterday, 3 July, I headed north out of the city by bus, met up with more birders in New Paltz, and continued all the way up to the town of Root in Montgomery County, New York, all in order to see my first-ever Mississippi Kite (Ictinia mississippiensis).  Present at the location, at the intersection [...]

Learning the Common to Find the Rare

By a Guest July 3, 2009 6 comments

Shai Mitra is a birder-extraordinaire, a wonderfully patient teacher, a member of the New York State Avian Records Committee, and editor of The Kingbird, the peer-reviewed publication of the New York State Ornithological Association.  He was also nice enough to give directions to good birds in Suffolk County when a pair of bird bloggers headed [...]

Where Are You Birding This First Weekend of July 2009

By Mike July 2, 2009 7 comments

This weekend, we’re celebrating Independence Day in the good old U.S. of A. The 4th of July means a lot of things to Americans, among them fireworks, parades, barbecues, and best of all, three days in a long summer weekend. While birding isn’t traditionally associated with this holiday, enterprising enthusiasts usually find a place to [...]

10 Views from a Van in Kazakhstan

By Corey July 2, 2009 2 comments

On the last day on Kazakhstan as we drove from oasis to oasis, birding spot to birding spot, I was amazed at how variable and beautiful the landscape was.  On one ride in the van of a little over an hour we went from semi-desert to some hilly country back out to flat desert steppe.  [...]

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