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Best Bird of the Weekend (Second of October 2013)

October 14, 2013 by Mike 5 Comments

The long Columbus Day weekend still sails on here in the United States, so if you haven’t found a worthy bird to report for...

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Bruce Willis, Action Hero … and Birder?

by Meredith Mann 2 Comments

Maybe, maybe not. But he just played one on TV. (Though not in the movie Cop Out, despite the binoculars in the scene above with...

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Migration and Cable Beach

October 13, 2013 by Clare M 2 Comments

Over the last few weeks the number of people using Cable Beach in Broome has fallen and the number of shorebirds using Cable Beach...

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Flight Display

October 12, 2013 by Redgannet 2 Comments

The Red Arrows are the crack flying display squadron of the UK and their prominence at air-shows here is seldom called into question. But...

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Starlings and Eagles

October 11, 2013 by Carrie 1 Comment

It required a bit of an ethical adjustment. Here I was, sitting patiently in a blind, watching a tethered European Starling on a string....

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Where Are You Birding This Second Weekend of October 2013?

October 10, 2013 by Mike 4 Comments

Keep your eyes to the skies for highly unexpected birds like Egyptian Vultures! On our way into a long holiday weekend, we happy Americans...

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Watch for Shorebirds with Colored Flags!

October 9, 2013 by Alfredo Begazo 12 Comments

As I write this note, probably hundreds if not thousands of shorebirds are heading south to the wintering grounds. Some make stopovers along Florida’s...

Lesser Goldfinch and Ruby-crowned Kinglet

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The Lesser Goldfinch: A Common California Species

by Larry 8 Comments

This spunky little finch is the smallest member of the North American genus Carduelis. I caught this male pictured above harassing a female Ruby-crowned...

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