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Birds, Terminology

What is a Bird’s Crop?

December 9, 2009 by Corey 8 Comments

A bird’s crop is an expandable “muscular pouch near the gullet or throat.” It is used to store excess food for later digestion. Essentially...

Terminology

Bird Words

February 15, 2009 by Mike 5 Comments

Birds seem to be popping up everywhere in trivia these days. Just yesterday, I was listening to a quiz show on NPR when the...

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Flyways And Byways

October 13, 2008 by Mike 5 Comments

You don’t need to be a birder to know that most birds above the equator fly from temperate northern climes to more tropical southern...

Birds, Terminology

Hybrid Thrush Found in Vermont

July 16, 2008 by Corey 12 Comments

A hybrid thrush has been found on Stratton Mountain in Vermont. The bird, which was determined through DNA analysis to be part Bicknell’s Thrush...

Terminology

Pileated Pronunciation Poll

January 13, 2008 by Mike 52 Comments

As long as the ivory-bill’s existence remains ambiguous, North America’s reigning woodpecker must be the Pileated Woodpecker. This hulking beauty, black and white with...

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Good, Bad, and Ugly of the IOC Recommended English Names

November 29, 2007 by Mike 8 Comments

An organization called the International Ornithological Congress (IOC) has been working since 1991 on the challenging task of creating a standard set of the...

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Siren Song of the Seawatch

November 2, 2007 by Mike 3 Comments

Throughout history, innumerable adventurers, merchants, rum runners, and real estate moguls have been entranced by the inexorable pull of the sea. The entrancing tidal...

Terminology