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Second Breeding Season for Some Southbound Migrants

October 29, 2009 by Corey 2 Comments

Five North American neotropical migrant passerines have been documented breeding in western Mexico on their southbound migration. It is the first time North American...

Mammals

Central Park Raccoons

October 28, 2009 by Corey 8 Comments

Yet another lunch break outing to Central Park recently led to a nursery of Common Raccoons Procyon lotor searching for food both natural and...

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Eastern Whooping Cranes Migrating South

October 27, 2009 by Corey 2 Comments

That is just a wonderful headline to write and read! The twenty birds, this year’s youngsters from the eastern population of Whooping Cranes, started...

Birds

The Doctor Bird

by Mike 5 Comments

Jamaica is the perfect destination if you’re looking for sensational Caribbean birding. Considering the colorful nicknames bestowed upon just about every species on the...

Birding

Best Bird of the Weekend (Fourth of October 2009)

October 26, 2009 by Mike 14 Comments

How was your weekend? Any good birds? Tell us about your best bird. My best bird of the weekend was White-crowned Sparrow; I encountered both...

Birds

Common Grackle Quiscalus quiscula in Central Park

by Corey 16 Comments

I’ve recently discovered that if I hustle out of my office for my lunch hour, jump on the uptown C train and get off...

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And the Winner is…

October 25, 2009 by Corey 3 Comments

…me! Check out Bill of the Birds’ Caption Contest #10 and the announcement of the winner. This kind of makes up for the other...

Reviews

Sharing Thoughts on Spotting Scopes

October 24, 2009 by Mike 2 Comments

I’ve been conferring recently with a friend who runs an eco-lodge about the prospect of upgrading the onsite optics array; in essence, she’s looking...

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