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Birds, I and the Bird

I and the Bird #48

May 2, 2007 by Corey No Comments

Greg Laden has put up the 48th edition of I and the Bird and it is a doozy.Â So if you would like a...

Amphibians, Birds

Chipping Sparrows and a Newt

April 29, 2007 by Corey 7 Comments

Chipping Sparrow, macro-style On Friday, at my Aunt Bonnie and Uncle Paul’s house in Saugerties, NY, I enjoyed myself watching their feeders and photographing...

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What is a Mockingbird?

April 23, 2007 by Mike 538 Comments

Mockingbirds are members of the Mimidae family, a group of American passerines that also includes thrashers, tremblers, and New World catbirds. These stentorian songbirds,...

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Cardinal King Usurped

April 17, 2007 by Corey 6 Comments

When I got home from work today I realized that I needed to brush my cats, especially B.B., the long-haired one. The male Northern...

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Returning the Favor

April 10, 2007 by Corey 5 Comments

I think a nuthatch has gained access to a computer. On Easter Sunday, two days after I posted my weekend picture featuring the White-breasted...

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Tree Swallows in Trouble?

April 8, 2007 by Corey 3 Comments

The bird blogosphere, or at least the bird blogosphere of the north-central-and-eastern United States, has been abuzz with early-returning Tree Swallows and a late-arriving...

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White-breasted Nuthatches

April 6, 2007 by Corey 1 Comment

The nasally honking “song” of White-breasted Nuthatches is, uh, well, I had to constrain the word “song” within quotation marks, so it’s not exactly...

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