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A Little Tern flagged in Taiwan visits Australia

December 20, 2015 by Clare M No Comments

Despite our almost daily visits to the shoreline here in Broome I have suddenly realised that my recent posts have all been focusing on...

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Where Are You Birding This Third Weekend of December 2015?

December 18, 2015 by Mike 2 Comments

Birders of every faith and philosophy are in the Christmas spirit this weekend, or rather the Christmas Bird Count spirit. We wish you a...

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Home for Christmas

December 16, 2015 by Duncan 1 Comment

It’s the time of the year again, where I leave the sometimes ephemeral Austral summer of New Zealand for a foreign clime. This year...

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Sunset Birding for Shorebirds

December 15, 2015 by Erika Zambello No Comments

Winter is one of my favorite times to bird, mainly due to the proliferation of shorebirds that stalk their prey on the sandy beaches...

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Do birds avoid predators because of culture?

by Greg 2 Comments

Tradeoffs in behavior, and plasticity We assume natural selection has shaped birds to avoid predators. Noticing predators, reacting to them perhaps with an alarm...

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Best Bird of the Weekend (Second of December 2015)

December 14, 2015 by Mike 8 Comments

By the second weekend of December, you may not know what you’re getting for the holidays, but you probably know which Christmas Bird Counts...

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Marble Bar birding

December 13, 2015 by Clare M 5 Comments

Marble Bar is situated in the Pilbara area of Western Australia and is the largest shire in the world. Marble Bar has some interesting...

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Where Are You Birding This Second Weekend of December 2015?

December 11, 2015 by Mike 2 Comments

Discussing winter birding seems incongruous when we’re experiencing spring weather here in western NY. Better to just enjoy the glorious warmth and wait a...

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