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The National Audubon Society just dropped a bombshell of a report detailing 20 common North American birds whose populations have declined over the last 40 years. The list of birds, all of which have lost at least half their populations in just four decades, is both surprising and disconcerting, indicating that even the most robust [...]

They call Rob Fergus the Birdchaser. Actually, he calls himself that, but with good reason. He’ll hop in the car to twitch an Ivory Gull or Yellow-billed Loon at the drop of a hat. But this Birdchaser does more than just run down rarities. Rob is a Senior Scientist with National Audubon Society involved with [...]

Bird Cinema has recently hit the scene as a place for people to post all kinds of bird videos. The goal with this site seems to be to appeal to people who love both domestic and wild birds, but thankfully the emphasis is on the latter. The Channels appear well conceived but the Knowledge Base [...]

Bicknell’s Thrush is truly a birder’s bird. Not only is this bird’s picture next to the dictionary definition of the word “drab” but it looks exactly like another more, easily accessible species. The only way to reliably differentiate Bicknell’s from its close relative, Gray-cheeked Thrush, short of genetic testing, is to hear it sing. To [...]

The last time I posted about the Killdeer nest at my co-worker Andrea’s sister’s house there were only two eggs and the Killdeer were very skittish around people.  This forced me to use my long lens, which, while it is an okay lens, is not quite as good as my macro lens is. Now there [...]

For Part 1 of this two-part poem, click here.  Enjoy! At one-forty AM the alarm clock buzzed me awake. That’s horribly early for one to forsake Their comfortable bed. But arise I did, Rubbing the sleep from each tired eyelid. Out to the hall to awaken those sleeping, A tough night for Mike cuz Hunter [...]

The next edition of I and the Bird, hosted by the aptly-named Birdchaser, is coming up quickly. Send your best bird bloggery of the last two weeks to me or Rob (birdchaser AT hotmail DOT com) by Tuesday, June 12.

The journey of a thousand miles or a thousand birds begins with a single step. Coming back from an excursion that felt like it covered at least that much distance, if not that many birds, my first thought is of the species that triggered our Adirondack odyssey. If you know anything about the specialty breeders [...]

On Friday evening we gathered ready to bird, So many bloggers it felt like a herd. Our crew was Will, Patrick, Mike and me And Henslow’s Sparrow was our first bird to see. The ride to the west was rapid and fun Racing to take advantage of light from the sun. Once we reached the [...]

So the Anaheim Ducks have won the 2007 Stanley Cup, their first in franchise history. I don’t know what’s funnier: that a team named after a duck took the championship, that a southern California hockey team beat a Canadian team, or that the 2007 champs, formerly owned by Disney, used to be called the Mighty [...]