On a recent birding stroll in Queens I came across this Common Yellowthroat, one of 5,467,298 that I saw that day. They were everywhere,...
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Living in New York City means that some birds are not very easy to find. Living in New York City also means that I...
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Welcome to September! Those of us with children (or who are children) are back into the steady flow of school. We’re also getting into...
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On Tuesday morning, after being a New York-based birder for five years and several months, I finally saw a Yellow-breasted Chat in New York...
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The buzz on birding listservs is that the northeastern United States might be in for the best night flight of migrating birds in, well,...
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A week or so ago I was sent an email by a reader named Jimer asking if I’d like to see some photos of...
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Not surprisingly, but interestingly, the lice living on a bird match the colors of the bird’s feathers. Darker birds get darker lice and lighter...
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This past weekend was another upstate weekend, and one couldn’t have created a more beautiful Labor Day weekend if one had a weather machine...
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