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Loons may be the birds that first come to mind when one thinks of Maine, but the Black-capped Chickadee holds state bird honors for a reason. Chickadees were among the few species that could be located with regularity, as were Common Ravens. While both American and Fish Crows appeared every now and again, ravens made [...]

One would think that an activity that involves healthy doses of splashing through mud, sneaking through woods, and scoping out birds, bugs, and other floral and faunal fascinations would be the domain of youth. Yet most birders I know seem to be on the distinguished as opposed to the limber side of 30, present company [...]

The White-browed Forest-flycatcher Fraseria cinerascens is a locally common West and Central African endemic (found in Angola, Benin, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Republic of the Congo, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ivory Coast, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Liberia, Nigeria, Senegal, and Sierra Leone). It’s a species of dense undergrowth, found in the forest [...]

The key to exceptional birding while traveling, by which I mean encountering more than the grackles and pigeons outside your hotel room window, requires extensive research. My recent visit to Chicago proves the point. My goal for the few available hours I had to spare for my own interests rather than those of my employer [...]