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The 2004 World Series has come to an unexpectedly quick, definitive end. The most successful bird-named team in major league baseball history was beaten soundly by an organization named for scarlet footwear. How embarrassing! Congratulations to the Boston Red Sox and their legion of fans, long-suffering no longer. Those of you rooting for bird-themed professional […]

I’ve been so concerned with the state of our democracy lately (as I hope you have been) that I haven’t been paying attention to the state of our birds. Fortunately, Audubon is on the case. They have released, in the October issue of Audubon Magazine, the first national “The State of the Birds” report documenting […]

It’s Friday and I’m sure we all want to have a little fun. Have I got a film for you!
FAHRENHEIT WHATEVER (whatever temperature it takes to make a house made entirely out of matches BURN) is a funny and compelling drama of what happens when an ordinary family asks Bush for a practical solution to […]

Rufous-naped Lark Mirafra africana
Midrand, Gauteng, South Africa,. October 2004
 
This Rufous-naped Lark was watched over a period of about ten minutes making fluttering ‘leaps’ - where the rufous bases to the primaries and the rufous coverts were vividly displayed - in between bouts of singing. Photographed from a car in an area of rough grassland […]

Grey-headed Gulls Larus cirrocephalus
Johannesburg, South Africa October 2004

The Grey-headed Gull Larus cirrocephalus breeds in Africa south of the Sahara. Locally abundant, this gull breeds in large colonies in reedbeds and marshes, and lays two or three eggs in a nest that can be on the ground or floating. Like most gulls, it is highly gregarious […]

The Core Team drove down Delmarva for the third annual Hopkins family Columbus Day fishing trip. Much fun was had by all. Our itinerary was similar to that of last year’s trip. Basically, we bounced between fishing and birding. The addition of Mason to the team meant that we also included lots of playing with […]

The Core Team gave Hawkwatch 2004 another try this past Saturday. Joined again by Core Team ally Frank and his lovely daughter, Lulu, we sought once more to observe the procession of fall migrants. This time, instead of the dramatic heights of Hook Mountain, we took to the gentle woodlands of Greenwich, CT. Quaker […]