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Which Juvenile Shorebird is Better? Least Sandpiper or Short-billed Dowitcher?

August 11, 2014 by Corey 6 Comments

Every single summer when I am out experiencing the mud and heat and shorebirds on the the East Pond of Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge...

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All about alcids: Extravagant divers of northern oceans

August 10, 2014 by David 7 Comments

Across the world’s northern oceans, 24 species of auklets, murres, puffins, guillemots, and related seabirds make a living catching food beneath the waves and...

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The Best Birds of Sydney That Anyone Can See

August 6, 2014 by Duncan No Comments

I’m in Sydney for a week of family, birding, diving and enjoying the subtropical climate. Okay, it may not be that hot, but it...

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Why Red-ruffed Fruitcrow?

August 4, 2014 by Mike 1 Comment

Tropical birding demands tropical birds, those families and genera unique to their latitudes rather than shared via migration across various climate zones. The American...

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The German Eagles

August 3, 2014 by Jochen 8 Comments

Whether the inspiration to this post came from Germany winning the U19 European football championship yesterday right on the heels of our (adult) team...

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Bohemian Waxwing

August 2, 2014 by Redgannet 3 Comments

As the summer heats up, we birders are already looking ahead to returning passage migrants and waiting impatiently for the cooler temperatures that bring...

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Least Terns Complete Another Nesting Season in Florida

July 31, 2014 by Alfredo Begazo 1 Comment

The end of July marks the end of the Least Tern’s (Sterna antillarum) nesting season in Florida. Young Least Terns, some still begging for...

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The Conspicuous Steller’s Jay

July 30, 2014 by Larry 5 Comments

The Steller’s Jay (Cyanocitta stelleri) is one of the ubiquitous birds seen at Lassen Volcanic National Park in northern California. They are a non-migratory...

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