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Double-crested Cormorant Phalacrocorax auritus

March 18, 2012 by Corey 21 Comments

Flushing Meadows Corona Park, March 2010 Double-crested Cormorant Phalacrocorax auritus is a much-maligned and persecuted creature. Like cormorants and shags the world over they...

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Walter and the Water Ousel

March 17, 2012 by Redgannet 4 Comments

I had spent the morning with the celebrated Walter Kitundu and for the afternoon, we had Water Ousels in mind. Our plan was to head to...

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Hey, that’s not in my field guide!

March 16, 2012 by Walter 10 Comments

When you spend a lot of time outdoors you get to see strange things happen. Birds are consumate improvisors and they are always open...

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Vultures, Human Evolution, Global Warming, and Windmills

March 15, 2012 by Greg 17 Comments

Yes, these things are all connected. Last weekend, Desiree Schell and I taped a segment of “Everything You Know Is (Sort of) Wrong” (apologies)...

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Wild Turkeys at Flatrock Brook Nature Center

by Corey 5 Comments

An early outing before work yesterday at Flatrock Brook Nature Center in the unseasonably warm temperatures turned out to be well worth it. Flatrock...

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Red-winged Blackbirds

March 14, 2012 by Larry 9 Comments

Just the mention of the name conjures notions of fear and loathing in some folks, like farmers. Red-winged Blackbird (Agelaius phoeniceus) Male (click on...

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What Do Red-winged Blackbirds Say?

by Corey 6 Comments

I’ve been reading Bernd Heinrich’s Summer World lately and was struck by his description of the song of the Red-winged Blackbird as “oog-la-ee.” For...

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