Category: Birds - Page 267

Birds, Terminology

Passion For Passerines

May 7, 2004 by Mike No Comments

The highlight of spring migration is without a doubt the return to northern climes of dazzlingly-colored warblers, flycatchers, and tanagers. These thrilling little critters...

Birds, Politics

Iowa Gold

January 19, 2004 by Mike No Comments

Once every four years, this nation turns its eyes to Iowa. That time is upon us as candidates vie for the Democratic presidential nomination...

Birds, Trips

Scoter Trifecta

December 31, 2003 by Mike No Comments

The Core Team chose to end 2003 strong. We explored some new terrain today, namely Montauk Point. Montauk is on the easternmost tip of...

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Lord Baltimore’s Bird

December 11, 2003 by Mike No Comments

This week finds me traveling across the country for work. The birding was uninspiring at my Orange County, CA hotel, and I don’t expect...

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Storm-petrels and Science

November 26, 2003 by Mike No Comments

There is a great article in Wired magazine about the technological innovations being tested through an ornithological research project. The bird in question is...

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‘Swan Rare Sighting

November 24, 2003 by Mike No Comments

Bird watchers have come to expect nearly endless variations of a small number of familiar forms throughout the world’s 10,000 species. For example, there...

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West Nile Violence

November 12, 2003 by Mike No Comments

The Cornell Lab of Ornithology reported yesterday that last winter, in West Nile virus-afflicted parts of the United States, American Crow counts dropped to...

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