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Picathartes – Africa’s strangest birds

January 10, 2012 by Adam Riley 11 Comments

The family Picathartidae consists of two very unusual birds; White-necked or Yellow-headed Picathartes, endemic to the Upper Guinea forests of West Africa; and Gray-necked...

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What is a Kumlien’s Gull?

January 9, 2012 by Corey 11 Comments

Most birders, including the American Ornithologists’ Union, accept Kumlien’s Gull as a subspecies of Iceland Gull. Others say that Kumlien’s Gull is a subspecies of Thayer’s...

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Vagrant Mountain Bluebirds Are Sticking Around

January 8, 2012 by Corey 5 Comments

As of today, 8 January 2012, the Mountain Bluebirds in New York’s Suffolk County and Ontario’s Wellington County are both being seen. Both have...

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Goliath Herons at Lake Panic

January 7, 2012 by Redgannet 5 Comments

The evocatively named Lake Panic is overlooked by a thatched, rustic style hide in one of the most delicious settings that a birder is...

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Tanzanian Starlings, Shrikes, and Weavers (Part 1)

January 6, 2012 by Walter 4 Comments

SUPER STARLINGS Tanzania plays host to a wide variety of Starlings, over twenty species in fact. In California we have the feisty intelligent generalist...

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The Western Screech-Owl Nests in Tree Cavities

January 4, 2012 by Larry 4 Comments

Western Screech-Owl (Megascops kennicottii) photos by Larry Jordan It’s been an interesting winter in my neck of the woods. Birders in Northern California have been treated to rare sightings...

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