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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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Where Are You Birding This First Weekend of May 2014?

May 1, 2014 by Mike 5 Comments

The first weekend of May is not a time to ask if one will be birding; that avian observation will ensue is a foregone...

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The BirdLog Connundrum

April 29, 2014 by Nate 14 Comments

Like many birders in the online era, I’m a big fan of eBird. The program’s merits scarcely have to be repeated here, but needless...

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Best Bird of the Weekend (Last of April 2014)

April 28, 2014 by Mike 6 Comments

Before the weekend began, I mentioned how swallows hadn’t invaded these northern latitudes yet. I was mistaken. Swallows are indeed here, which means spring...