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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...

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A Nest for Every Swallow

July 26, 2013 by Carrie No Comments

The swallows here in Montana have an admirable ability to assort themselves into nesting niches. Bank Swallows live in our many sandy banks. Tree...

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Lightning Storms and Eagles

by Suzie 3 Comments

This blog was written by Marge Gibson, founder of the Raptor Education Group, Inc. in Antigo, WI. She is a lifelong champion of all...

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Industrious House Wren

July 24, 2013 by Birdchick No Comments

A friend of mine has this contraption called a Mosquito Magnet that uses carbon dioxide to attract and vacuum up mosquitoes from his yard....

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(Humming) Bird (Nest) on a Wire

July 22, 2013 by Corey 3 Comments

It is not every day that you get to see a hummingbird. It is even rarer to see a hummingbird on its nest, seeing...

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The mousebird mystery

July 21, 2013 by David 2 Comments

Mousebirds (order Coliiformes) are one of the perennial puzzles in bird systematics. They do not look or act much like any other birds (my...

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White-crested Laughingthrush

July 20, 2013 by Redgannet 3 Comments

Apologies to amphibian-lovers everywhere. The scene that unfolded in Kent Ridge Park in Singapore was quite gruesome to watch. A pair of White-crested Laughingthrushes, Garrulax...

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