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Here’s the new bird family tree. It’s amazing.

December 21, 2014 by David 8 Comments

The magnificent history and diversity of birds on Earth came into sharper focus this month with the publication of 28 new scientific papers in...

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Wildlife Appreciation Gifting

December 19, 2014 by Suzie 2 Comments

Season’s Greetings! Here’s a present for you: a nice turkey vulture. Somebody found him by the side of the road. He’s not feeling well. Here ya...

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Gray-necked Wood-Rails are Awesome (and Kind of Obnoxious)

December 15, 2014 by Corey 3 Comments

On our first morning at Finca Luna Nueva Lodge, Mike and I were making our way to the tower in the pre-dawn light to...

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Collared Aracari at Finca Luna Nueva Lodge, Costa Rica

December 9, 2014 by Corey 5 Comments

Few if any species are as emblematic of the Neotropics as Ramphastidae, the family that includes the toucans, toucanets, and aracaris. Even non-birders can...

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Poaching and Baiting

by Nate 1 Comment

If birding is life, I haven’t been living much lately. Various projects and the day to day grind of being the father of two...

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Winging It In Tulsa

December 5, 2014 by Suzie 5 Comments

“OOOOOOOklahoma where the birds come sweepin’ down the plain…” I know – it’s supposed to be the wind, not the birds. No matter. I recently traveled...

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Black Vultures in the Cross Hairs

December 4, 2014 by Alfredo Begazo No Comments

Black vultures (Coragyps atratus) are among the most polarizing birds. They fulfill and important ecological and sanitary role by consuming dead, often diseased animals,...