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Birds, Conservation

Kentucky’s Crane Hunt-It Ain’t Over…

June 15, 2011 by Julie 8 Comments

For those of you who’ve been following the drama unfolding in Kentucky regarding a sandhill crane hunt, there’s bad news. An eight-member commission unanimously...

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Breeding Bobolinks in Queens

June 14, 2011 by Corey 4 Comments

Bobolinks are among my favorite birds. It is impossible to hear their silly song being sung from on high without growing a grin on...

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What Is This Tern Doing?

June 13, 2011 by Corey 11 Comments

On a recent all-too-brief visit to that Mecca of birding in my home borough I was doing my best to get some good flight...

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Protecting the Hyacinth Macaw and the Cerrado

June 11, 2011 by Mike 3 Comments

Who doesn’t love a macaw? Big, bold, beautiful parrots full of character and charm, macaws make us long for some of the world’s wildest...

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Black-headed Gull

by Redgannet 5 Comments

The Black-headed Gull, Larus ridibunus, is similar in many ways to Bonaparte’s Gull, Larus philadelphia of North America. They are both small “black-headed” gulls...

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AOU to leave Mexican Duck in limbo

June 9, 2011 by David 1 Comment

When the American Ornithologists’ Union publishes its annual North American checklist update next month, many birders will be disappointed to see that a proposal...

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Yellow-headed Blackbirds: Conspicuous Wetland Breeders

June 8, 2011 by Larry 8 Comments

Yellow-headed Blackbirds (Xanthocephalus xanthocephalus) are robin-sized blackbirds found in prairie and mountain meadow wetlands of the western and central United States and Canada. They...

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