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Birds

What is the State Bird of New Mexico?

December 1, 2015 by Erika Zambello 1 Comment

I saw my first real Greater Roadrunner on a cold winter day in the Southwest. Walking along a dirt track next to a prairie,...

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White-tufted Grebe

November 21, 2015 by Redgannet 3 Comments

It is quite possible that I might have overlooked the White-tufted Grebe on my first sighting if I had not been primed to look...

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Vino Vodka Vulture

November 20, 2015 by Suzie 4 Comments

Question: What’s one of the best things about being a wildlife rehabilitator? Answer: The presents you get from friends who are trying to distract...

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A New Way Global Warming Kills Birds

November 17, 2015 by Greg 3 Comments

A new research project using Zebra Finches in semi-wild conditions indicates that for some bird populations a certain aspect of climate change may have...

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A Marvelous Marsh Hawk

November 16, 2015 by Corey 2 Comments

Most birders in the northern hemisphere are familiar with the Marsh Hawk, an expected denizen of marshes, tundra, and grasslands across a huge swathe of...

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November 15, 2015 by Jochen 2 Comments

You’d think that dressing in green to hide from predators inside a dense rainforest is as a strategy as plain as day, yet only...

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Endangered and Unknown: Pale-headed Brush-Finch

November 6, 2015 by Carlos 1 Comment

There are many charismatic endangered birds that capture people’s hearts and imaginations: the colossal California Condor, the evocative Red-crowned Crane, and the adorable Spoon-billed Sandpiper come to mind....