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Another Rochester Birding New Year

January 4, 2010 by Mike 9 Comments

Happy New Year! The first birding of the year is often among the best, since every bird is new again. I love jumping into...

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Hotel Mocking Bird Hill… Birding in Eco-Luxury

December 23, 2009 by Mike 2 Comments

In the past few years, my most excellent fortune has been to visit a variety of eco-lodges in the Neotropics. Most of these destinations...

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Third Time’s a Charm

December 6, 2009 by Corey 12 Comments

A third visit to the vacant lot in Queens with the lingering vagrant Ash-throated Flycatcher was the charm on Sunday. Thanks to Danny and...

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Birding Jamaica’s Blue Mountains

November 21, 2009 by Mike 11 Comments

Most visitors seem to be drawn to Jamaica for its admittedly world-class beaches and with good reason; having enjoyed that warm, clear Caribbean from...

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An Owl and Some Mice in Brooklyn

November 20, 2009 by Corey No Comments

The Queens County Bird Club field trip this past Sunday to Floyd Bennett Field in Brooklyn was relatively well-attended, with eleven people present, and...

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Cackling Goose at Flushing Meadows Park

November 15, 2009 by Corey 7 Comments

This past Wednesday, 11 November, I was in my office in midtown Manhattan when I was dismayed to see an email on the state...

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Eager for Ecclesdown Road

November 14, 2009 by Mike 2 Comments

With its wealth of endemic avifauna and varied microclimates, Jamaica may offer the best bird watching in the Caribbean. In Jamaica, the birding may...

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