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Trips

The Awesome Tree

August 14, 2017 by Corey 5 Comments

I’ve been back from Belize for several days now and have fully recovered from the chiggers, the sunburn, the sand flies, the rum, and...

Birding

Best Bird of the Weekend (Second of August 2017)

by Mike 7 Comments

We birders share common cause with farmers in our obsession with seasons, always wondering what new crop of avifauna is coming in. But any...

Birding

Sarus Cranes in Australia

August 13, 2017 by Clare M 2 Comments

On our recent trip across the north of Australia we were lucky enough to encounter several Sarus Cranes-Grus antigone, which are incredibly tall and...

Birding

Simple summer pleasures.

August 12, 2017 by Redgannet 1 Comment

I still use the term “bird watching” rather than “birding”. This is the term that I grew up with and it more accurately describes...

Short-tailed albatrosses and decoys on Midway Island

Birds

An Open Letter to the Birds on the Webcams, Re: Nesting Season

August 11, 2017 by Carrie 1 Comment

Tragically, McSweeney’s doesn’t have quite enough hard-core birders in the audience to appreciate this. But I thought you guys would! Look, you guys, I...

Birding

Where Are You Birding This Second Weekend of August 2017?

by Mike 1 Comment

Mid-August may feel like the doldrums where you are, but you can trust that more birds are coming your way. Hang in there! My...

Conservation, Politics

We Cannot Allow This Administration’s Environmental Policies To Stand

August 10, 2017 by Larry 1 Comment

Not only is the Trump administration going about removing our hard fought environmental protections, they are destroying our reputation around the globe. Withdrawing from...