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Shanghai birds in April

May 13, 2021 by Kai Pflug 2 Comments

In April, many birds come to Shanghai, stay for a day or two and decide to move on. As all my cats are indoor...

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Uncharacteristically Wet

May 12, 2021 by Faraaz Abdool 2 Comments

I know many of us seek birds as an escape from dreary, depressing news that seems to permeate almost everything of late. Endless notifications...

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Keeping Cool in Tierra Caliente

by Paul Lewis No Comments

I have often sung the praises of the beautiful birds I can see by driving 3,000 feet / 62 km / one hour down...

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Changing Bird Names (Again)

May 11, 2021 by Jason Crotty 5 Comments

On April 16, 2021, the Diversity and Inclusion Committee of the American Ornithological Society (AOS), had a “Community Congress on English Bird Names” to...

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Best Bird of the Weekend (Second of May 2021)

May 10, 2021 by Mike 3 Comments

May is a time for birding. We have the slow weeks and months for reading, writing, and dreaming about the birds we’d rather be...

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Juvenile Varied Sittellas

May 9, 2021 by Clare M No Comments

The header photo above is of our local Varied Sittella. Varied Sittellas are endemic to Australia and widespread across the mainland. However, their plumage...

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Urban Nature Persists in San Joaquin, Heredia, Costa Rica, May 4th, 2021

May 8, 2021 by Patrick O'Donnell 1 Comment

In birding circles, Costa Rica is better known for protected areas, quetzal tours, and glittering displays of hummingbirds than the things that fly in...