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Bucket Mouth, Chuck-will’s-widow

September 25, 2012 by James 7 Comments

I’ve been learning to band birds at the South Florida Bird Observatory. Nothing like a little bit of mist-net extracting to make you feel...

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Another Diabolical Wood-Warbler Identification Quiz

September 22, 2012 by Corey 23 Comments

Though we just recently had a diabolical quiz regarding wood-warblers I thought is was time that we had another. Like the last one, this...

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Black Solitare-Entomodestes coracinus-in Ecuador

by Renato 5 Comments

Another great reason to visit the 23 de Junio besides the Long-wattled Umbrellabird is the Black Solitare (Entomodestes coracinus). This bird, of the Turdus...

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Evening Grosbeaks Really Do Exist

September 21, 2012 by Carrie 7 Comments

Not an urban legend From the time I was a small child, I would flip through the pages of field guides and imagine the...

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Redtails in Tornados

by Suzie 9 Comments

Yet another Red-tailed Hawk! Two friends were driving down a winding country road in the pouring rain, listening to the radio announcer warn that...

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Both Beautiful and Exotic, the Spot-breasted Oriole

September 20, 2012 by Carlos 12 Comments

The brilliant orange coloration and rich, haunting song of the Spot-breasted Oriole (Icterus pectoralis) makes this species one of my favorite permanent residents in...

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Winter Finch Forecast for 2012-2013

September 19, 2012 by Corey 8 Comments

Ron Pittaway has published his winter finch forecast for the winter of 2012-2013. Though Ron is based in Ontario his reports are eagerly anticipated...

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