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Short-eared Owl at Plum Beach, Brooklyn

March 31, 2011 by Corey 6 Comments

Way back on the first day of March, Doug, who is a good birder and a decent guy despite his Brooklyn roots, and I...

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Regarding Kakariki

March 30, 2011 by Duncan 8 Comments

One of the joys of blogging for a widely read blog is that it gives one a platform on which to moan and complain...

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Glaucous Gull Larus hyperboreus

March 29, 2011 by Corey 17 Comments

A big bruiser of a bird, the Glaucous Gull is nothing if not bulky. It sometimes looks like a gull built from a child’s...

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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 19 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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