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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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Cedar Waxwing vs. Bohemian Waxwing

February 15, 2011 by Corey 47 Comments

Waxwings are among the most beautiful of passerines and when one gets good looks at any of the three species that occur worldwide those...

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Rufous Potoo (Nyctibius bracteatus) in Ecuador

February 12, 2011 by Renato 9 Comments

This is the smallest and the most difficult to find Potoo in South America and I was lucky enough to find the easiest place...

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What is a raptor? What you “know” is probably wrong!

by David 8 Comments

What do you think when you hear the word raptor? Those of us from generation Jurassic Park can’t help but think of the terrifying...

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Many Happy Returns to the Owl Research Institute

February 11, 2011 by Carrie 2 Comments

As we roll towards Valentine’s Day, the U.S. as a whole is desperate for signs of spring. Montana is no excpetion. Just this week,...

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Ducks in Central Park

by Corey 14 Comments

I live in New York, and I was thinking about the lagoon in Central Park, down near Central Park South. I was wondering if...

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Good Gully: A Birder’s Oddity

February 10, 2011 by Jochen 28 Comments

I am a funny man in a very peculiar way. I am odd, and whenever I am not odd, I am different. In fact,...

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Another California Bird? The Nuttall’s Woodpecker

February 2, 2011 by Larry 12 Comments

The Nuttall’s Woodpecker (Picoides nuttallii) is found primarily in the oak woodlands of California and northern Baja California. It just so happens that I...

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