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Long-tailed Finches like dripping taps

August 23, 2020 by Clare M 2 Comments

When you live somewhere that lacks rainfall for the majority of the year then a dripping tap brings in the birds. If ever you...

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Herons and Egrets of Nanhui, Shanghai

August 20, 2020 by Kai Pflug 1 Comment

A few days ago, I saw a Yellow Bittern trapped in a fishing device. The bird got very nervous when I approached, trying to...

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Welcome Back

August 19, 2020 by Faraaz Abdool 4 Comments

This pervasive pandemic we’re currently experiencing has squashed everyone’s travel plans – humans that is. Migration (in particular bird migration) is well underway, however....

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Leapin’ Grassquits, Sandy!

by Paul Lewis 2 Comments

Back when I started birding during my youth in California, it didn’t take long for me to notice and appreciate how Northern Mockingbirds would...

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A Birder Attends a (Virtual) Ornithology Conference – Part II

August 17, 2020 by Jason Crotty No Comments

Last week, I “attended” the virtual North American Ornithological Conference (NAOC). Because NAOC is so large, it is more accurate to say I sampled...

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Best Bird of the Weekend (Third of August 2020)

by Mike 3 Comments

August weekends don’t always promise birding excitement, but the tantalizing prospect of a singular sighting always exists. Don’t ever think that the best birds...