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New Home, New Yard, New County

August 6, 2013 by Nate 6 Comments

As of the beginning of last month, I am no longer a resident of Chapel Hill, North Carolina. Having lived in Chapel Hill for...

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Godwits are bad ambassadors of conservation

August 4, 2013 by Jochen 7 Comments

I fully realize that my last post was not a bird post in the strictest sense. As a matter of fact, one might surmise...

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White-necked Jacobin at Asa Wright Nature Center

August 2, 2013 by Corey No Comments

The veranda at the Asa Wright Nature Center, one of the most storied and highly-lauded birding ecolodge destinations in the world, is a simply...

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The Swallow-tailed Kites in Florida Are Now Heading South…

August 1, 2013 by Alfredo Begazo 9 Comments

I am sure you know how it goes…when you are a birder, your friends (non-birders) will tell bird stories, anecdotes or ask questions about...

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The Western Tanager Ranges Farther North Than Any Other Tanager

July 31, 2013 by Larry 1 Comment

The male Western Tanager (Piranga ludoviciana) is unmistakable. He is the only tanager with strong wing bars, the anterior wing bar (median coverts) being...

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The Blackbird that is a Meadowlark – Red-breasted Blackbird in Trinidad

July 27, 2013 by Corey 4 Comments

Blackbirds are blackbirds. Meadowlarks are meadowlarks. In the new world all meadowlarks and blackbirds, along with grackles, cowbirds, orioles, oropendulas, and some others, are...