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Wired for luck

February 25, 2011 by Clare K 6 Comments

Some times you just need to be lucky to find something truly amazing, the one in a million occurrence. Serendipity is a big part...

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The other southern woodpecker

February 24, 2011 by Nate 13 Comments

In the southeast United States, the woodpecker that gets all the attention is the one with the red cockade. Rightly so I guess, it...

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Velvet-purple Coronet

by Mike 8 Comments

Because one good hummingbird deserves another, I’d like to brighten your day, perhaps even improve your overall quality of life by introducing one of...

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Ecuadorian Hillstar Oreotrochilus chimborazo

February 21, 2011 by Corey 10 Comments

When I visited the highlands of Ecuador, up above the treeline in Antisana Ecological Reserve, there were several great species of birds, any of...

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Avian Quiz Feb 18 – Answer

by Jory 3 Comments

A difficult quiz, no doubt. Harder than the last quiz. I thought that the clue I made up would give it away. Alas! “What...

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Avian Quiz – Feb 18, 2011

February 18, 2011 by Jory 19 Comments

Welcome to today’s quiz. Same format as last quiz, where I give quotes verbatim from various field guides. This quiz has a twist …...

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Common and Barrow’s Goldeneye, Common and Scarce

February 16, 2011 by Larry 18 Comments

According to my Peterson Field Guide to Birds of North America, the Common Goldeneye (Bucephala clangula) is “fairly common” but the Barrow’s Goldeneye (Bucephala...

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