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Best Bird of the Weekend (Second of December 2015)

December 7, 2015 by Mike 5 Comments

The title of warmest year on record currently belongs to 2014, but the crown may pass in just a few weeks to the present...

Birding

Australian Painted Snipe

December 6, 2015 by Clare M 3 Comments

The Australian Painted Snipe–Rostratula australis is one of the hardest shorebirds/waders to find in Australia and very little is known about them at all....

Reviews

Things I didn’t know that I didn’t know about British bees

December 5, 2015 by Redgannet No Comments

It is probably a safe bet that readers at 10,000 Birds relish field guides irrespective of their subject. Birdie books will obviously take precedence,...

Birding

Where Are You Birding This First Weekend of December 2015?

December 4, 2015 by Mike 1 Comment

It’s beginning to look a lot like… winter birding season in the Northern Hemisphere. Some other seasonal stuff may be coming up too, but...

Birding

What’s in a Name: Readers Respond

by Carrie No Comments

Some updates from the comments sections! On the Limpkin, the ever-sagicious Rick Wright points out that the ‘gait’ explanation may well be a folk...

Birds

Marge Cahak Gibson: Can Nature Take Care of Itself?

by Suzie 2 Comments

Today’s Guest Blog was written by Marge Gibson, co-founder of Raptor Education Group, Inc. in Antigo, WI: Most of us have our own idea...

Birding, Conservation

The 116th Christmas Bird Count Is Open For Registration

December 2, 2015 by Larry 2 Comments

The Audubon Christmas Bird Count (CBC) is run by the National Audubon Society in partnership with Bird Studies Canada, the North American Breeding Bird...