Month: September 2013 - Page 5

Birding

Best Bird of the Weekend (Third of September 2013)

September 16, 2013 by Mike 3 Comments

September is as unpredictable as a month can be. Here in Western NY, we suffered a 40 point swing in temperature over two days;...

Birds

Spoonbills are ibises with big flat bills

September 15, 2013 by David 3 Comments

Spoonbills and ibises are stocky, colorful wading birds with distinctive bills: downcurved and pointed in the case of ibises, flat and paddle shaped in...

Birding

Asian Dowitcher on Cable Beach

by Clare M 4 Comments

It is that time of year again. We are observing a large increase in the number of shorebirds arriving back in Broome after their...

Birding, Trips

Transit in Dubai

September 14, 2013 by Redgannet 3 Comments

Dubai is a huge international airport, perfectly placed for connections around the world. Many people find themselves with a few hours to kill during transit and...

Birding

Where Are You Birding This Third Weekend of September 2013?

September 12, 2013 by Mike 2 Comments

Wouldn’t you love to chase New Zealand’s newest family of birds at Mount Taranaki? The verb hark derives from Proto-Germanic by way of Middle English...

News

Eagle Deaths by Wind Turbines Increasing, Study Finds

September 11, 2013 by Meredith Mann No Comments

Wind turbines at Altamont Pass in Northern California (a known eagle-fatality site not included in the study); image by Bonita de Boer/Flickr/Creative Commons License The...

Birding

Mohouidae, the newest bird family

by Duncan 1 Comment

If you’re into family ticks, and into armchair ticks, well, I hope you’ve been to New Zealand, because the island just got another endemic...

Birds

Fall Migration is in Full Swing!

September 9, 2013 by Corey 2 Comments

Though spring migration brightens birders’ days with its colorful and singing birds after the long, cold winter I prefer the fullness of fall’s migration. Not...

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