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Great-tailed Grackles Are Expanding Northward

April 27, 2011 by Larry 15 Comments

According to Birds of North America Online, the Great-tailed Grackle’s (Quiscalus mexicanus) breeding range has been expanding northward for several years. I must say...

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Man-o-war Birds

by Duncan 5 Comments

Last week I introduced the Great Frigatebird, one of five species of man-o-war bird. I got rather carried away showing all the plumages you...

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This is not a wood warbler!

April 26, 2011 by Dale Forbes 8 Comments

Kenn Kaufmann, David Sibley, Pete Dunne, Corey Finger and – it seems the rest of the American birding world have it all wrong. I...

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A Little Known Fact

by Corey 8 Comments

In spring, crows and ravens get jealous of all the attention that wood-warblers receive from birders. Sometimes the jealousy overwhelms their big corvid brains...

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White-breasted Nuthatch Sitta carolinensis

April 25, 2011 by Corey 3 Comments

I have yet to find a person, let alone a birder, who does not like nuthatches. They make funny sounds, they walk upside down,...

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What is a Phoebe?

by Mike 36 Comments

When the word “phoebe” comes up, most people automatically think of things like the outermost of Saturn’s known satellites, the Greek Titan-goddess of the...

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Bird Song and Parallel Evolution: learning from our feathered friends

April 21, 2011 by Greg 26 Comments

“They charm the females by instrumental music of the most varied kinds” And thus, Charles Darwin adapted the phrase “Instrumental Music,” previously used to...

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