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Birds

Are Redpolls Just One Species?

March 30, 2015 by Corey 6 Comments

It sure looks like it! Gustave Axelson has a nice breakdown of a recent genetic analysis of redpolls on Cornell’s All About Birds Blog:...

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First Phoebe of 2015

March 28, 2015 by Corey 7 Comments

I saw my first migratory Eastern Phoebe of the year today in the same place as last year – Rockaway Community Park in southern...

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What’s in a Name: Northern Goshawk

March 27, 2015 by Carrie 12 Comments

At the request of blog management, I’m embarking on a series of posts on the names of birds. Since we’ve covered some generalities already,...

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The Sounds of a Tiger-Heron

March 26, 2015 by Alfredo Begazo 2 Comments

One of the most impressive aspects of the Tropical Rainforests is the incredible array of sounds produced by animals. Interior forest animals, from invertebrates...

Birds, Trips

Blue-winged Teal at Sacramento National Wildlife Refuge

March 25, 2015 by Larry 2 Comments

The Blue-winged Teal (Anas discors) is not that common in California except along the coast, so I was pretty excited to discover several pair and...

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How do bird species compete with each other?

March 17, 2015 by Greg No Comments

Ecology is amazing. We see interrelationships between plants, animals, and other features of a biological system that can be very complex and in various...