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Birds

What is the State Bird of Louisiana?

June 23, 2015 by Erika Zambello No Comments

Brown Pelicans are quite popular in Louisiana. One of the state’s nicknames is “The Pelican State,” the bird is on the state’s flag, the...

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What’s in a Name: What’s in an Adjective?

June 19, 2015 by Carrie 2 Comments

Last week I had the privilege of taking a group of Queens middle-schoolers birding in Forest Park as part of an after-school program. We...

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The Eagle’s Rebirth. Yep. Seriously.

by Suzie 25 Comments

Okay, folks, today we will be discussing one of those internet pass-arounds which are meant to fill everyone with joy and inspiration, but...

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South Polar Skuas on a New York Pelagic

June 15, 2015 by Corey 2 Comments

Back on the last day of May I boarded a boat in Brooklyn and headed out onto the Atlantic Ocean in search of seabirds. It was...

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Enjoy your redpoll ticks while they last

June 14, 2015 by David 2 Comments

All the world’s redpolls probably represent a single species, and redpolls probably look different in different places more because of environmental influences on how...

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Village Weavers

June 10, 2015 by Duncan 3 Comments

In many ways the weaver family is for Africa are similar beasts to the pseudowarblers of North America (sometimes called wood-warblers). There are a...

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Manhattan’s first nesting Common Ravens

by David 6 Comments

Common Ravens have, it seems, finally nested in Manhattan, the densest metropolitan area in the nation. The photo above depicts three fledglings I encountered...