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Getting Ready for the Great Backyard Bird Count

February 6, 2007 by Mike No Comments

Citizen scientists should mark off February 16-19, 2007 in their calendars. Those days mark the tenth annual Great Backyard Bird Count. This event, developed...

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What is Wild?

January 14, 2007 by Mike 6 Comments

Back in 2003 when I first started birding, I encountered quite an odd duck in Central Park. This bird, pure white with a red,...

Birding, Trips

My Top 10 Birding Moments of 2006

January 8, 2007 by Mike 2 Comments

2006 was a very good year for me. After all, this was the year my incredible daughter, Ivy was born, the year my magnificent...

Birding

National Bird Day

January 5, 2007 by Mike No Comments

Happy National Bird Day! January 5, 2007 marks the fifth observance of this magical holiday, during which the Animal Protection Institute (API) in coordination...

Birding, Trips

New Year, New Bird

January 2, 2007 by Mike 5 Comments

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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A Birder’s Resolutions

January 1, 2007 by Mike 1 Comment

After 2003, our first New Year as birders, I threw together some resolutions meant to help me become a better birder as well as...

Birding, Inspiration, Politics

Teddy Loved Birds Too

November 29, 2006 by Mike 3 Comments

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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