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Grey-necked Bunting Emberiza buchanani

July 15, 2009 by Corey 11 Comments

It is time for yet another series of photos of a bird hanging out at a waterhole in Kazakhstan. This time the Grey-necked Bunting...

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When is a Tanager a Cardinal?

by Mike 14 Comments

When it’s a Piranga species tanager, obviously. Have you heard the news? The Fiftieth Supplement to the American Ornithologists’ Union Check-list of North American...

Trips

Swell Despite the Summer Doldrums

July 14, 2009 by Mike 4 Comments

Was it Samuel Taylor Coleridge who famously wrote, “Birds, birds everywhere but not a one worth a @#*$” or was it just me? I’m...

Trips

July at Jamaica Bay

July 13, 2009 by Corey 5 Comments

Last year at the end of July I wrote a post about birding Jamaica Bay in which I complained about the bugs, the heat,...

Birds

A Diabolical Quick Quiz

July 12, 2009 by Corey 14 Comments

All of the pictures here were taken at Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge today. Please leave your guesses as to what species are depicted in...

Trips

More than a Mississipi Kite

July 11, 2009 by Corey 3 Comments

It’s been eight days since my trip on Friday, 3 July, to upstate New York to see the Mississippi Kite and I still haven’t...

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The Commoners, a Story about Starlings

July 10, 2009 by Mike 2 Comments

I just heard from filmmaker Penny Lane about her fascinating new video about European Starlings. That’s right, I said starlings. Sure, the European Starling...

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