Month: November 2011 - Page 12

Birds

Vesper Sparrow Pooecetes gramineus

November 2, 2011 by Corey 7 Comments

Any day of birding in New York State that includes a sighting of a Vesper Sparrow is a better-then-average day. Between the two breeding...

Birds

Why Don’t I Have Any Finches At My Feeder?

by Birdchick 20 Comments

When trying to attract finches, it can be feast or famine. Some days you get bunches and bunches, other times you might feel totally...

Birds

Kakariki or Red-crowned Parakeets

by Duncan 2 Comments

Just a quick one this week as life is crazy and rattles relentlessly onwards. Since everyone loves parrots, I thought I’d post some pictures of one...

News

Are Americans Too Dumb To Be Birders?

November 1, 2011 by Corey 9 Comments

Well, we did elect George W Bush at least once, so it is a hypotheses worth testing, I suppose. And though Ted Lee Eubanks’...

Birds

The Lingerers

by Nate 7 Comments

I think most of us in North America have come to the somewhat disappointing conclusion that fall migration is pretty much finished for the...

News

Paraglider Taken Down By a Bird

by Corey No Comments

Paragliding in the Himalayas? Watch out for big birds! Vladimir Tsar’kov, “a Russian adrenaline junkie” learned this lesson the hard way when he tangled...

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