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Where Are You Birding This Final Weekend of May 2016?

May 27, 2016 by Mike 1 Comment

Here in the States, we’ve looking at a long, lovely weekend, serving as the unofficial start to summer. Fortunately, a bit of spring still...

Conservation

How to create an IBA and get a permanent headache in five easy steps

May 26, 2016 by Dragan 5 Comments

First: Dream about it As a teenager in Yugoslavia, I used to buy National Geographic in secondhand bookshops. Fascinated with New York’s Jamaica Bay,...

News

A Big Day, Some Bad News, and a Brazilian Surprise

by Meredith Mann 1 Comment

This past week in birding news was nothing if not exciting. Almost 16,000 birders, participating in the second annual Global Big Day on May...

Birds

It’s just a Verdin

May 25, 2016 by Tom Brown 1 Comment

The Verdin, Auriparus flaviceps is a small often over looked little resident of the dry desert scrub brush. For myself, this rather common bird...

Birding

Birding the Western Treatment Plant at Werribee

by Duncan 2 Comments

I just got back from a flying visit to Melbourne, Australia’s second city and an exciting place to visit and live in. Most of...

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What is Mexico’s National Bird?

May 24, 2016 by Erika Zambello 5 Comments

One of the most impressive birds in North America is the Golden Eagle. It is found as far north as Alaska and as far...

Birding

Five Reasons to Buy an American Birding Association State Field Guide

May 23, 2016 by Corey 8 Comments

Scott & Nix has been publishing an excellent series of field guides that cover individual states. The first to publish was New Jersey and...

Birding

Best Bird of the Weekend (Third of May 2016)

by Mike 4 Comments

As migration advances, most birders have enjoyed the frenzy of new first-of-year sightings. But evolving patterns of both weather and species distribution still promise...

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