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Lewis’s Woodpeckers Are Back

September 28, 2011 by Larry 9 Comments

Lewis’s Woodpecker (Melanerpes lewis) In Flight, photos by Larry Jordan Driving home from work last week I finally saw my first Lewis’s Woodpecker (Melanerpes lewis)...

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Black-tailed Gull

September 27, 2011 by Redgannet 2 Comments

August through October is the typhoon season in Japan. A storm by the name of Roke was wreaking havoc as we landed into Tokyo’s...

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What Is This Warbler?

September 26, 2011 by Corey 18 Comments

Yesterday evening I returned to Kissena Corridor Park, site of an amazing array of rare and difficult-to-see birds over the weekend, and enjoyed birding...

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Tumbesian Endemics South Ecuador

September 24, 2011 by Renato 7 Comments

The south of Ecuador presents some very interesting opportunities for birdwatchers that have already visited the north-east and north-west slopes near Quito. On a...

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Merlin Snags Dragonfly

September 21, 2011 by Corey 11 Comments

A friend of a friend named Daryl Cavallaro took this stunning shot of a Merlin snagging a snack recently at Floyd Bennett Field in...

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Yes, That Bald Bird Is A Bald Cardinal…Probably

by Birdchick 11 Comments

It is that special time of year when I’m out and about and someone comes up a bit sheepish and says, “You know, you’re...

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Wonderful Wedgies

by Duncan 5 Comments

No, not the terror of the schoolyard, but the Wedge-tailed Shearwater, Puffinus pacificus. The species ranges widely across the Pacific, as its scientific name...

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