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Baltimore Orioles Icterus galbula
Canada

The familiar and very vocal Baltimore Oriole Icterus galbula breeds commonly across North America eastward of the Rocky Mountains (from Alberta to Newfoundland, the Dakotas to Maine, southward to eastern Texas, Louisiana, and Georgia) and winters in Florida, the Caribbean, central Mexico and Central America to northern South America.

The taxonomy of [...]

Stanley Park, Vancouver, Canada
02 May 2006
 

 
I first came to Vancouver when it was one of the prettiest cities in the world. Tucked into the foothills of the Rockies, built on a natural harbour, Vancouver seemed to have been built with an eye on its natural surroundings. It was typically Canadian I thought. Proud, but in [...]

Approach your partner…
Even though spring migration is not yet in full flower, every moment of birding seems fraught with possibilities. That’s why we’ve been stealing any possible moment to go birding. Here’s are some brief highlights from of our recent excursions in Westchester and Orange Counties:
CRESTWOOD LAKE - A brief stop sans optics or photo [...]

John of DC Birding Blog started a cool new birding meme, possibly the first such meme ever, and promptly tagged me with it.
Rules: Post a list of the 10 birds you consider most beautiful on your blog; you may limit the list to the ABA area (continental United States and Canada) or use a geographic [...]

Friday morning found me in Central Park again. I had hoped to meet up with someone for a bit of birding before business hours. Though those plans never materialized, I did manage to squeeze in almost two hours of birding and still get home by 8:30 AM. My eyes, I should point out, didn’t start [...]