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Northern Gannet

November 9, 2007 by Mike 12 Comments

Those of us who scan the shores of the North Atlantic are privileged to occasionally encounter that most pulchritudinous of pelagic birds, the Northern...

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Butterbutts at Point Lookout

October 31, 2007 by Corey 8 Comments

The Butterbutt, or, more properly, the Yellow-rumped Warbler (Dendroica coronata) is one of the most common warblers in North America. The reason for their...

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Pectoral Sandpiper at Jones Beach

October 29, 2007 by Corey 3 Comments

On Sunday, October 28, I birded Jones Beach and Point Lookout in Nassau County, hoping to find migrating passerines blown to the barrier beaches...

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Eurasian Coots in Berlin

October 27, 2007 by Corey 1 Comment

It took until the last day I was in northeastern Germany to see Eurasian Coots. I was worried I wouldn’t see one at all,...

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Pochards: Last Lifer of the Trip

October 21, 2007 by Corey 6 Comments

The Pochard is a diving duck of Eurasia, similar to the North American Redhead and Canvasback. Somehow, despite having visited several good locations like...

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Gratuitous Great Tits at Volkspark Hasenheide

October 19, 2007 by Corey 6 Comments

You had to know that I wouldn’t be able to resist doing this post for long. Great Tits and Blue Tits are common wherever...

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German Birds so Far

October 15, 2007 by Corey 7 Comments

Despite the fact that I have been in Berlin for two full days now I haven’t seen very many species of bird yet. This...

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A Myna Problem

October 9, 2007 by Mike 127 Comments

Here in North America, we contend unendingly with invasive birds like the European Starling, Mute Swan, and House Sparrow. In Australia, they are grappling...

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