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Trips

Lookout For Loons

March 14, 2005 by Mike No Comments

Long Island is absolutely magnificent for winter waterfowl; don’t let anybody tell you different. If you want to pick up eiders, scoters, and all...

Birds

Say Hello to the Sulfur-breasted Parakeet

March 3, 2005 by Mike No Comments

When it comes to the number of existing bird species, the math tends towards subtraction rather than addition. The most recent tale of extinction...

Trips

The Long And The Short Of It

February 21, 2005 by Mike No Comments

What a difference a week makes! Last weekend, we visited Croton Point Park in search of both of Rough-legged Hawk and Short-eared Owl. We...

Trips

The Long But Not The Short Of It

February 14, 2005 by Mike No Comments

The New York birderati have been buzzing lately about the spectacular avian activity at Croton Point Park in northern Westchester. Croton Point is famous...

Birds

When Geese Roamed The Earth

January 28, 2005 by Mike No Comments

It’s been known for some time that birds are descended from dinosaurs, with Archaeopteryx representing one strong link between avians and antiquity. However, researchers...

Birds

Blind Leading The Blind: Maine Magpies

January 25, 2005 by Mike No Comments

We recently received a interesting question from Alice of 10,000 Monkeys and a Camera. After buttering us up with compliments, she posed this query:...

Terminology

Pardon The Irruption

January 18, 2005 by Mike No Comments

This winter, we’ve been blessed with an abundance of owls. In 2003, a veritable horde of Common Redpoll invaded the U.S. It seems that,...

Birds

Hazed And Confused

January 13, 2005 by Mike No Comments

The people of Auburn, NY have long felt besieged by American Crows. Small wonder, considering that this city of roughly 29,000 (where, coincidentally, Core...

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