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Plate-billed Mountain Toucans

March 26, 2011 by Renato 10 Comments

These large-nosed avian pearls live at surprisingly high altitude; I have seen them as high as 2800 meters and as low as 1800 meters. ...

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What is the National Bird of Sweden?

March 25, 2011 by Corey 5 Comments

The national bird of Sweden is the Blackbird Turdus merula, otherwise known as the Common Blackbird or Eurasian Blackbird, though, of course, in Sweden...

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Avian Quiz – March 25, 2011

by Jory 5 Comments

To call this quiz “An Avian Quiz” is a bit of a stretch. All disparaging comments should be forwarded to Corey or Mike. All...

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Leucistic Pileated Woodpecker

March 24, 2011 by Corey 18 Comments

The typical woodpecker, with its coloration of black, white, and red, is ingrained into our brains as birders. We all have our familiar species...

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The Elusive Painted Bunting

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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