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Birding

What’s in a Name: Readers Respond

December 4, 2015 by Carrie No Comments

Some updates from the comments sections! On the Limpkin, the ever-sagicious Rick Wright points out that the ‘gait’ explanation may well be a folk...

Birding, Conservation

The 116th Christmas Bird Count Is Open For Registration

December 2, 2015 by Larry 2 Comments

The Audubon Christmas Bird Count (CBC) is run by the National Audubon Society in partnership with Bird Studies Canada, the North American Breeding Bird...

Birding

The Most Birds

November 30, 2015 by Corey 4 Comments

A recent comment thread on Facebook about absurdly high counts of some species in the eBird database got me curious. Who has seen the...

Birding

Temminck’s Stint in Australia

by Clare M 10 Comments

Since we returned from Melbourne in May we have spent a lot of time in remote parts of northern Australia enjoying the bird-life. In...

Birding

Best Bird of the Weekend (Last of November 2015)

by Mike 1 Comment

Black Friday seems to have run all weekend long, merging seamlessly into Cyber Monday to ensure that the shopping never stops. But many wise...

Birding

Halls Creek Poo Ponds

November 29, 2015 by Clare M 9 Comments

Halls Creek is situated inland on the Great Northern Highway, which is the only bitumen road around the north of Australia. It has a...

Birding

Where Are You Birding This Final Weekend of November 2015?

November 27, 2015 by Mike No Comments

Turkey Day (apt for everyone but the turkeys themselves) is past and now the first world’s collective attention turns to highly conspicuous consumption. We...