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Trying a New Lens for Digiscoping

February 2, 2009 by Corey 6 Comments

Sometimes I feel like I lived a charmed life. On Saturday, which is not my actual birthday but is when Daisy and I both...

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Superbowl of Birding Highlights and Lowlights

January 27, 2009 by Corey 12 Comments

When competing in a birding competition a team of birders will undoubtedly experience blissful highs whenever a new bird, especially a good new bird,...

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Monk Parakeets at Greenwood Cemetery, Brooklyn, NY

January 26, 2009 by Corey 8 Comments

For the last two days our ‘Parrot Month’ theme has been looking at the Monk Parakeet Myiopsitta monachus (and here), a South American species...

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This Ain’t Virginia, Rail

January 25, 2009 by Mike 14 Comments

Pity the poor bird who fails to fly south as its comrades take wing. Lack of foresight has been the undoing of many a...

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Mesoamerican Birding Madness

January 23, 2009 by Mike 1 Comment

The birding south of the U.S. border and north of the equator is always exceptional. This February, the mind-boggling birding splendors of Central America...

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Birds at Jones Beach in January

January 20, 2009 by Corey No Comments

Late yesterday morning I was in the home stretch of my favorite birding routine in Queens, which is taking two buses to Kissena Park...

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Birding Prospect Park in January

January 19, 2009 by Corey 3 Comments

Saturday was a day for birding. I’ve already shared my experience with the cooperative Yellow-bellied Sapsucker, but that was far from the only bird...

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Stalking the Red-cockaded Woodpecker

by Mike 17 Comments

To the consummate birder, travel equals opportunity. Any trip, be it for business, pleasure, or obligation, opens the door to the possibility of new...

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