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Bufflehead in Flight

March 13, 2011 by Corey 9 Comments

Bufflehead are one of our most amusing ducks. The simple black-and-white plumage of the male Bucephela albeola might appear bland but not if you see...

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Finally Saw-Whet

by Mike 13 Comments

Taking down a nemesis bird always takes a place of honor on any birder’s litany of triumphs. The act of overcoming a string of...

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Most Wanted Birds in Brazil

March 12, 2011 by Corey 5 Comments

Brazil is an amazing country loaded with a huge number of species of bird that birders the world over desperately want to experience. As...

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Quetzals of Ecuador

by Renato 11 Comments

Ecuador has three types of Quetzals, one in the Amazon basin and two in the east and west slopes. The Quetzals in the...

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Meet Suliformes, one of the newest orders of birds

by David 7 Comments

There I was (I’ve been reading Thurber) on board a boat off Baja California, reveling in cormorants (three species!), Brown Pelicans, and the northernmost...

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What is the National Bird of Nicaragua?

March 11, 2011 by Corey 8 Comments

The national bird of Nicaragua is the Turquoise-browed Motmot. Nicaraguans, however, call it Guardabarranco, which translates to “ravine-guard.” Whatever its common name Eumomota superciliosa...

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