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Where Are You Birding This Second Weekend of October 2009?

October 8, 2009 by Mike 12 Comments

As the world wafts into the heart of October, nature lovers at my latitude start paying attention to leaves. Actually, even those who foster...

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Another Story of an Airplane and a Bird…

by Corey 1 Comment

…though this one ended much less heroically than the “Miracle on the Hudson.” Who would have thought that a single sparrow getting on board...

Reviews

The Sibley Guide to Trees

October 7, 2009 by Mike 4 Comments

I’ve been on record for years as endorsing David Allen Sibley’s masterwork, The Sibley Guide to Birds as the first and foremost reference guide...

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Albatross and Killer Whale Caught on Bird Cam

by Corey 2 Comments

Researchers that mounted “bird cams” on Black-browed Albatross have discovered some albatrosses actively follow Killer Whales, possibly to feed on food scraps. The research...

Trips

Birding Brigantine

by Corey 11 Comments

As was already stated in the post about tracking down and watching the Roseate Spoonbill, I spent Sunday birding at Brigantine, or, more properly,...

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A Tale of a Hawk Identification

October 6, 2009 by Corey 3 Comments

Rich Guthrie found a very strange hawk for upstate New York in New Baltimore, Greene County, and tells the tale on his blog. The...

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But Does It Keep a Life List?

October 5, 2009 by Corey No Comments

Computers are being used to monitor Black Guillemot nesting colonies on Skomer Island, off the coast of Wales: “A monitoring system is being created...

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