A Peregrine Falcon, wings spread, held by a biologist
Birds

Corporate Branding of Birds for Conservation: A Modest Proposal

June 28, 2019 by Carrie 2 Comments
I’d learned a lot since the last time I sat in a meeting room even close to this fancy. Mostly, don’t steal breath mints....
Snow Bunting in basic plumage on snowy background.
Reviews

Endangered and Disappearing Birds of the Midwest by Matt Williams

January 25, 2019 by Carrie No Comments
I’m hardly the first person to observe that it’s all too easy to get overwhelmed by bad environmental news, and the title Endangered and...
Blue jay perched on a dead branch
Birding

Shifting Baselines and Sneaky Jays

December 14, 2018 by Carrie No Comments
If there’s a thing that one might say about Blue Jays, it’s that they don’t do anything quietly. Flashy of look, brash of attitude,...
Reviews

Mrs. Moreau’s Warbler by Stephen Moss

November 9, 2018 by Carrie 1 Comment
Mrs. Moreau’s Warbler: How Birds Got Their Names is a bit different than earlier efforts I’ve seen in this line. Those books – notably...
Red-tailed Hawk in tree
Blogging

A Hawk in the Woods

September 28, 2018 by Carrie 1 Comment
Well what’s the big deal, you might ask? I see those all the time. But you’ve never seen one like this before, because A...
Blue tit approaches a nest behind a vent with food
Reviews

How to Be an Urban Birder by David Lindo

September 14, 2018 by Carrie 2 Comments
I know this isn’t how you’re supposed to judge, but this book has a cover photo of a Jackdaw chowing down on chips* and...
Birding

What’s In a Name: Pratincole

August 31, 2018 by Carrie No Comments
There are two kinds of bird names in this world. There are names assigned by a single person at a single point in time,...
A quail perched among dry branches, clearly not in New Jersey
Trips

Enhance! Enhance!

July 27, 2018 by Carrie No Comments
Birders deal with the summer doldrums in a number of different ways – some turn to herping, and others to dragonflies; some travel, and...
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