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What’s In a Name: Mr. Crissal and the Red-butted Thrush

November 18, 2016 by Carrie No Comments

Before we get started I’d like to congratulate the Whiskey Jack on becoming the National Bird of Canada! The Gray Jay (once also, and...

Birding

Where Are You Birding This Third Weekend of November 2016?

by Mike No Comments

Those who know me don’t often find me quoting the Bible, but the roller coaster of emotions many Americans have ridden on this past...

Conservation, Politics

Sarah Palin Secretary of Energy or the Interior?

November 17, 2016 by Larry 10 Comments

As of this posting Donald Trump LOST the popular vote of the 2016 presidential election by over 1,400,000 votes. So if you hear anyone try to...

News

Little Crane, Very Big Deal: Hope for Sarus Cranes in Thailand

November 16, 2016 by Meredith Mann 1 Comment

The world’s biggest flying bird—the Sarus Crane, with a maximum of height of 6 feet/1.8 meters—has had a rough go of it. Due to habitat encroachment and...

Birding

The estuary at San Jose Del Cabo

by Tom Brown 2 Comments

The first thing most people think of when the Baja, Mexico comes up, is “Cabo” or Cabo San Lucas, as it is officially called....

Conservation

Kaikoura stricken

by Duncan 2 Comments

I’m on a fortnightly schedule here now, but I’m submitting a quick story in my off week in the light of recent events. Not...

Birding

Best Bird of the Weekend (Second of November 2016)

November 14, 2016 by Mike 4 Comments

Little things, you may have heard, mean a lot. L.M. Montgomery wrote that it’s dreadful what little things lead people to misunderstand each other....