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Snowy Owl Invasion!

December 2, 2013 by Corey 23 Comments

Snowy Owl in Queens, New York, 1 December 2013 The midwestern and northeastern United States, especially coastal regions and areas along the Great Lakes, is...

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Do Snowy Owls really belong in genus Bubo?

December 1, 2013 by David 3 Comments

Over the past two weeks, an incursion of Snowy Owls (Bubo scandiacus) has spread rapidly across the Great Lakes region and down the Atlantic...

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Rough-legged Tough

November 29, 2013 by Carrie 2 Comments

Rough-legged Hawks (or Buzzards) don’t seem to generate much excitement here in northern North America. I suppose I know the reasons why — they’re...

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Talking Starlings

November 27, 2013 by Birdchick No Comments

A European Starling in New Zealand made the news this week. This particular species is not native to New Zealand (similar to its...

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A Chipping Sparrow Impersonating a Clay-colored Sparrow

November 23, 2013 by Corey 4 Comments

Sorting through flocks of fall sparrows is fun and can be rewarding. You never know what might be hiding amid the hordes of White-throated...

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Wild Westies

November 20, 2013 by Duncan 1 Comment

South Island’s Westland District is perhaps New Zealand’s best kept secret, a staggeringly beautiful stretch of coastline jammed between the Southern Alps and the...

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Three Amazing Things

November 19, 2013 by Greg 3 Comments

Migration Shift Cause Better Understood Birds have been migrating earlier. The mechanism by which this is happening in at least some species of birds...