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Sanderling at Hopetoun

September 23, 2018 by Clare M No Comments

Sanderling-Calidris alba have been returning to Broome over the past few weeks from their northern migration. Each year the Sanderling depart from Australia and...

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Slaty-breasted Wood-Rail (Aramides – Episode 3)

September 22, 2018 by Redgannet 1 Comment

Brazil boasts 5 of the World’s 8 species of Aramides rails. They all show a combination of grey, rufous, chestnut and black plumage with...

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Where Are You Birding This Fourth Weekend of September 2018?

September 21, 2018 by Mike 1 Comment

Towns across New York state are celebrating Homecoming this weekend, which seems appropriate from the perspective of cooling temps and the urge to nest...

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Best Bird of the Weekend (Third of September 2018)

September 17, 2018 by Mike 2 Comments

Most of us have heard the phrase, “the spirit is willing, but the flesh is weak,” while imagining such infirmity only befalls lesser souls....

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Great-billed Heron at Derby wharf

September 16, 2018 by Clare M 2 Comments

The Great-billed Heron–Ardea sumatrana is one of the most elusive of all the herons in Australia and it stands over one metre tall. Although...

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Where Are You Birding This Third Weekend of September 2018?

September 14, 2018 by Mike No Comments

We’re in it now, and by “it” I don’t mean another academic year, although the recent rash of school open houses means were in...

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Best Bird of the Weekend (Second of September 2018)

September 10, 2018 by Mike 1 Comment

Many birders have places they return to year after year, special pilgrimages promising scenes and species they see nowhere else. Enjoying these locations over...