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Why You Should See The Big Year When It Opens

By October 11, 2011 15 comments

Timothy Barksdale is a birder, Prairie Chicken documentarian, and wildlife videographer well-known for his stunning Adventures with Birdman. He’s got a different view on how bird watchers should respond to The Big Year than the one Corey recently expressed here. We’re pleased to share his thoughtful perspective and plea for your consideration… Dear Friends and [...]

Saving Pelican 895

By April 19, 2011 3 comments

The April 2010 Gulf oil spill was obviously devastating to the region’s wildlife. However, oiled birds would have suffered even more were it not for the relief workers attending to as many as they could. Now HBO Documentary Films presents Saving Pelican 895,  the story of the effort to save the 895th surviving oiled pelican [...]

Review of Ghost Bird

By April 17, 2010 11 comments

Lucky bird blogger that I am, I was invited to attend a screening of Ghost Bird , a documentary film about the search for (and controversy surrounding) the alleged rediscovery of the Ivory-billed Woodpecker , which will be playing at 7 PM nightly from 28th April to 4th May at the Anthology Film Archives in New York [...]