Month: July 2013

Birds

The Western Tanager Ranges Farther North Than Any Other Tanager

July 31, 2013 by Larry 1 Comment

The male Western Tanager (Piranga ludoviciana) is unmistakable. He is the only tanager with strong wing bars, the anterior wing bar (median coverts) being...

Birding

Escape to the Sounds

by Duncan 2 Comments

After all the excitement (such as it was) of last week it was nice to have an escape route from the city already lined...

Trips

Cafayete to Cachi – Fantastic scenery but few birds

July 30, 2013 by Renato 3 Comments

Continued from: Birding Calchaqui valleys in northern Argentina We began our next leg with our final destination the mountain town of Cachi. Not far...

Reviews

The Warbler Guide Song and Call Companion: A Review and a Little More

July 29, 2013 by Donna 3 Comments

I love authors who make good on their promises. When I reviewed The Warbler Guide back in June, I noted that the one thing...

Trips

Birding the Gilpin Trace, Main Ridge Forest Reserve, Tobago

by Corey 3 Comments

When was the last time you birded in the oldest forest preserve in the western hemisphere? If you have never been to the Tobago...

Birding

Best Bird of the Weekend (Last of July 2013)

by Mike 12 Comments

The natural attractions of midsummer seem more subtle than those enjoyed during the frantic peregrinations of the world’s migratory species. But tasteful birders can...