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The search for Swinhoe’s Snipe

January 26, 2014 by Clare M No Comments

At this time of year in Broome there are often Swinhoe’s Snipe present at the Poo Ponds, but they are elusive and they did...

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Great Gray Owl: Seeing the Ghost

January 24, 2014 by Carrie 4 Comments

There are birds more prized by North American birders than the Great Gray Owl, but not many*. This huge ghost of the far north...

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Where Are You Birding This Fourth Weekend of January 2014?

January 23, 2014 by Mike 4 Comments

The Bible assures us in Ecclesiastes that there is nothing new under the sun. I beg to differ and concur, as usual, with the more...

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Otters Must Be Stinky

January 22, 2014 by Birdchick 2 Comments

I’m currently in one of my favorite states: exhausted (maybe even a tiny bit tipsy) in a hotel room sorting through mountains of bird...

Birding, From the Archives

What we talk about when we talk about reputation

January 21, 2014 by Nate 16 Comments

In a recent article on birding in USA Today, I was quoted as saying the following: Nate Swick, editor of the ABA’s blog, says...

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Best Bird of the Weekend (Third of January 2014)

January 20, 2014 by Corey 7 Comments

Though many Americans spent a significant chunk of their Sundays watching the National Football League’s conference championship games we here at 10,000 Birds assume...

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Jochen’s 2014 Year List

January 19, 2014 by Jochen 2 Comments

Outlook and goals for 2014 Repetitions, repetitions, repetitons. In a funny twist of fate, it seems that 2014 will be much the same as...

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Pink-eared Ducks-a favourite duck

by Clare M 6 Comments

The Pink-eared Duck Malacorhynchus membranaceus has to be my favourite duck! For obvious reasons it has listed under “other names” in field guides “Zebra Duck”...

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