Back in 2003 when I first started birding, I encountered quite an odd duck in Central Park. This bird, pure white with a red,...
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2006 was a very good year for me. After all, this was the year my incredible daughter, Ivy was born, the year my magnificent...
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Happy National Bird Day! January 5, 2007 marks the fifth observance of this magical holiday, during which the Animal Protection Institute (API) in coordination...
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My first bird sighting of the new year was a raucous murder of crows, which might have seemed ominous were it not so commonplace....
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After 2003, our first New Year as birders, I threw together some resolutions meant to help me become a better birder as well as...
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Seth, online bookseller extraordinaire and ally to the Core Team, brought to my attention a while back the writings of an ardent conservationist better...
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Patrick of The Hawk Owl’s Nest put together a scintillating Birder Survey, one that I’ve been remiss in completing. Time to rectify that now…...
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The Core Team attended a Bat Mitzvah (Mazel Tov, Jessie!) in New York’s Putnam County this weekend. The reception, which was a total blast,...
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