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Catching Condors

February 1, 2011 by James 6 Comments

Birders who have seen California Condors in the wild in the last 20 years should know just how lucky they are. And the condors...

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Florida Scrub-Jay: A U.S. Endemic

January 31, 2011 by Mike 18 Comments

For such a large country, the United States has a shockingly low number of endemic bird species, perhaps only 15 in the contiguous 48...

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Slaty-backed Gull (?) at Gloucester Harbor

January 30, 2011 by Corey 15 Comments

This morning, after we Bloggerhead Kingbirds competed at the Superbowl of Birding all day Saturday (more on that later), we made our way to...

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The Skylarks of Brooklyn

by Corey 4 Comments

It seems bizarre to even think it but there was a time when the Skylark Alauda arvensis, the famous bird with the beautiful voice...

Birds, Trips

Fruiteaters (Pipreola) in Ecuador

January 29, 2011 by Renato 4 Comments

Another stunning group of birds that I really like are the secretive Fruiteaters: these sluggish, quiet, secretive, and beautiful birds form part of the...

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USDA Blackbird Management

January 26, 2011 by Birdchick 5 Comments

Birds falling from the sky dead in mass quantities seem to be the hot button story of 2011. Each time I meet up with...

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Merely this and nothing more

January 25, 2011 by Clare K 14 Comments

I had great intentions this weekend to take one for the team. Really I did. My intent for this post was to head out...

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When is a Pacific Hornero not a Pale-legged Hornero?

January 23, 2011 by Corey 11 Comments

Pacific Horneros always have pale legs but some do not consider Pacific Horneros to be Pale-legged Horneros. That is, Pale-legged Horneros Furnarius leucopus have,...

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