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Best Bird of the Weekend (First of July 2017)

July 3, 2017 by Mike 1 Comment

Weekends, you may have noticed, exhibit remarkable elasticity, capable of being stretched far beyond their normal boundaries. Many of you may still have a...

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Broome’s beach-nesting shorebirds

July 2, 2017 by Clare M 2 Comments

The past few weeks have seen increased activity on Broome’s beaches and this is not just the human activity, but also our resident shorebirds...

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Collaborative List – June 2017

July 1, 2017 by Redgannet 4 Comments

The next couple of months are traditionally a bit slow for lists. The spring migration has passed, most of the summer visitors have been...

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Where Are You Birding This First Weekend of July 2017?

June 30, 2017 by Mike No Comments

Robert Frost once observed that happiness makes up in height for what it lacks in length. But why choose? The first weekend of July...

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Rice Ain’t Necessarily Nice for Wintering Bobolinks

June 28, 2017 by Meredith Mann No Comments

We’ve all heard the myth that rice thrown at weddings will explode birds’ stomachs. (Not true, according to Snopes.) But that doesn’t mean chowing...

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Returning to Old Haunts

June 27, 2017 by Erika Zambello No Comments

For three weeks in June, I traveled up and then down the eastern seaboard visiting ecological research sites. From Florida to Maine and back...

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Best Bird of the Weekend (Fourth of June 2017)

June 26, 2017 by Mike 1 Comment

Add this weekend to the lengthening list of those that seem to encompass more than one season. While I enjoyed some summer sun and...

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Australasian Grebe breeding around Broome

June 25, 2017 by Clare M No Comments

The most common member of the Grebe species around Broome is the Australasian Grebe-Tachybaptus novaehollandiae and it has taken advantage of our exceptionally good Wet...

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