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A Tale of Two Tropical Terns: Sooty and Bridled

September 6, 2012 by Carlos 1 Comment

Pelagic birding off the Atlantic coast of Florida can be a frustrating experience, usually involving long waits of up to an hour or more...

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It feels like spring….

September 5, 2012 by Duncan 2 Comments

…so here’s a post about some birds at a spring. Okay, that’s a fairly weak way to start a post. I’m sorry. Second week...

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When two halves do not make a whole

September 4, 2012 by Nate 5 Comments

The lives of birders are meted out in ticks and dips, and for every epic tale of the mega discovered and added to one...

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Common Buzzard Eating Shish Kebob

September 3, 2012 by Corey 1 Comment

I was stalking a small flock of White Wagtails at Tempelhof, a virtually impossible task when you are in a flat, grassy lawn area....

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The Fiery Red-fronted Serin

September 2, 2012 by Jochen 10 Comments

What may look like a cheesy title is a way of pointing out that the bird of this post is usually called Red-fronted Serin, yet...

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Thermometer birds

September 1, 2012 by Redgannet 10 Comments

The Australian Brush-turkey is far enough removed from the American Turkey’s Phasianidae family to not even get considered for wedding and funeral invitations. It...

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Rufous Hummingbirds Are Heading South for the Winter

August 29, 2012 by Larry 12 Comments

Rufous Hummingbirds (Selasphorus rufus) breed farther North than any other North American hummingbird and have the longest migration route of all U.S. hummers. Their...

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