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Birding

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

August 11, 2020 by Jason Crotty 1 Comment

The North American Ornithological Conference (NAOC) is held every four years. It seems that pretty much everyone who is anyone in ornithology in the...

Birding

Best Bird of the Weekend (Second of August 2020)

August 10, 2020 by Mike 5 Comments

Sliding into mid-August in New York feels like the easing into a Jacuzzi: the heat may be intense to start, but the good times...

Birding

A Red-capped Plover nest

August 9, 2020 by Clare M 4 Comments

Although I have introduced you to the Red-capped Plover in the past I thought I should show you a nest that we found recently....

Birding

A Few Kingfishers

August 6, 2020 by Kai Pflug 2 Comments

In a way, kingfishers may be the poor man`s pittas – almost as colorful and exciting, but much easier to observe. Here are some...

Birding

Hawking for Nighthawks

August 5, 2020 by Faraaz Abdool 2 Comments

Just under a fortnight ago, I saw a report on the local bird alert of a sighting of a group of approximately 20 Nacunda...

Birding, Conservation

A Birder’s Guide to the Great American Outdoors Act

by Jason Crotty 2 Comments

Congress overwhelmingly passed (310-107 in the House and 73-25 in the Senate) and President Trump signed the Great American Outdoors Act, a rare bipartisan...