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Birds

Benevolent ID Challenge: Black Bird of Mystery

January 20, 2010 by Mike 5 Comments

I give up! Readers of this blog are simply TOO gifted in the arena of avian identification. Corey can continue to try to stump...

Birds

Diabolical ID Challenge: A Shadow of a Chance

January 17, 2010 by Mike 8 Comments

You lords and ladies of armchair avian identification really feasted on our last ID challenge, didn’t you? Apparently, that duck wasn’t as tricky as...

Birds, Plants

European Starlings Feeding on Winged Sumac

January 16, 2010 by Corey 4 Comments

A recent trip to Jamaica Bay in the wind and cold was not very birdy and what birds I did see were mostly frantically...

Birds

Diabolical ID Challenge: Tricky Duck

January 15, 2010 by Mike 6 Comments

I’ll admit it… you guys are good. Our ID quizzes have evolved over the years to contend with and challenge the arrogant (oh, did...

Birds

Headman John Crow

January 9, 2010 by Mike 12 Comments

Ecclesdown Road, a steep track that cuts through Jamaica’s lush John Crow Mountains, boasts some of the best birding in the country. On my...

Birds

Desert Finch in Arkansas (!?!?!)

January 5, 2010 by Corey 12 Comments

I have seen Desert Finches exactly once. They were in Kazakhstan, where they belong. Desert Finches have never been reported anywhere in the western...

Birds