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First Outbreak of Usutu Virus in Germany

February 5, 2012 by Jochen 6 Comments

Okay, I meant to write an entertaining post. I honestly did. But I have been sick with different kinds and forms of cold since the...

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Great Frigatebird

by Clare M 6 Comments

This week we were very lucky to have the third record of a Great Frigatebird for Broome. We had seen one of the other...

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Hoopoe Lark

February 4, 2012 by Redgannet 7 Comments

Out into the Atlantic Ocean, 400 miles from the coast of Senegal, lies an archipelago of islands known as Cape Verde. On the most...

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Tanzanian Starlings, Shrikes, and Weavers (Part 3)

February 3, 2012 by Walter 2 Comments

WONDERFUL WEAVERS There are many different Weavers in the world and as far as I can tell they share the skill of masterful nest...

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American Avocets at Merritt Island National Wildlife Refuge

February 2, 2012 by Corey 4 Comments

We New Yorkers get excited about single American Avocets showing up in our state and when more than one avocet is around we can’t...

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Painted Buntings at the Bird Feeder

February 1, 2012 by Corey 9 Comments

While Blue Jays, Northern Cardinals, and American Goldfinches will all show up at bird feeders here in the northeast and share their brilliant blue, red,...

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Red-breasted Sapsuckers, the Yellow-bellied Sapsucker of the West

by Larry 1 Comment

The Red-breasted Sapsucker (Sphyrapicus ruber) and the Red-naped Sapsucker (Sphyrapicus nuchalis) were considered different forms of the Yellow-bellied Sapsucker (Sphyrapicus varius) until 1983 when...

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