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Where Are You Birding This Third Weekend of May 2014?

May 15, 2014 by Mike 2 Comments

Last week might have been the official observance of International Migratory Bird Day along with innumerable Big Days, Big Sits, and Great Texas Birding...

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Best Bird of the Weekend (Second of May 2014)

May 12, 2014 by Mike 5 Comments

What a weekend for those of us experiencing the exhilaration of spring migration! Assuming that your over-worked eyes are as blurry as mine at...

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Birders Know Best: Size Matters!

May 11, 2014 by Jochen No Comments

[The Mute Swan, pictured above, is amongst the heaviest birds capable of flight and therefore a fine introduction to this post. Other than that,...

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Where Are You Birding This Second Weekend of May 2014?

May 9, 2014 by Mike 7 Comments

At this time of year with every manner of bird on the wing, one needn’t ask whether you’ll be birding this weekend. A better...

Birding, Reviews

The American Birding Association Field Guide to Birds of New Jersey: A Book Review

May 6, 2014 by Donna 1 Comment

Sometimes, it’s the simplest things that are the hardest to execute. So, while we are in awe of an identification guide that discusses every...

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Best Bird of the Weekend (First of May 2014)

May 5, 2014 by Mike 8 Comments

One of the many ancillary benefits of becoming a birder, apart from an elevated social status and encyclopedic knowledge of taxonomy, is a subtle...

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Black-winged Stilt

May 4, 2014 by Clare M 2 Comments

The Black-winged Stilt Himantopus himantopus is a large black and white shorebird that has distinctive long pink legs. It has a fine straight bill and...

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Birding at the Tip of Florida: A Bit of Everything

May 2, 2014 by Carlos No Comments

Caribbean dry forests with trees such as Gumbo Limbo, Pigeon-Plum, and West Indies Mahogany; remote breeding colonies of Sooty Tern, Brown Noddy, and Masked...

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