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The Elusive Painted Bunting

March 24, 2011 by Nate 10 Comments

I was in Florida last week, the freakiest of the southeastern states. Its peninsular shape, dipping so seductively into the neotropic Caribbean, suggest a...

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Confusing Collared Kingfishers

March 23, 2011 by Duncan 5 Comments

The world of birding is filled with challenging groups well known to all, birds like gulls, Empidonax flycatchers or cisticolas that require attention to...

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First Phoebe of 2011

March 20, 2011 by Corey 12 Comments

My first sighting of an Eastern Phoebe each year is, for me, when spring officially begins. I finally got my first phoebe of the...

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Autumn colours

by Clare M 5 Comments

As you all get ready for the onset of spring in the northern hemisphere we are heading into autumn. In the north of Australia...

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Answer to the Diabolical Avian ID Quiz: From A to Z in Queens

March 19, 2011 by Corey 4 Comments

The Diabolical Avian ID Quiz: From A to Z in Queens was pretty darn diabolical even though I tried to include a clue by using...

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Spotted Thick-knee

by Redgannet 28 Comments

The Burhinidae family of Thick-knees (also known as Stone-curlews or Dikkops) consists of 9 species in 2 genera, Burhinus and Esacus. They are cryptically...

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Licking Clay: the Macaws of Tambopata, Peru

March 18, 2011 by a Guest 5 Comments

Some of the most popular birds in the world are parrots, particularly the large, multi-coloured Ara Macaws. Found throughout South America in ever-dwindling numbers...

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