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Support the Queens County Bird Club Big Sit!

September 28, 2015 by Corey 1 Comment

On either 10 or 11 October, depending on which day has the better forecast for birds, several other birders and I will spend all...

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Best Bird of the Weekend (Fourth of September 2015)

by Mike 8 Comments

Did you see the supermoon eclipse last night? If you didn’t, you missed something very special. I would lay odds that we birders geek...

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Where the Birds Are (and Why); Plus, Who Would Steal a Young Birder’s Make-a-Wish Gift?

September 27, 2015 by Meredith Mann No Comments

More migration (and other) news, on the wing … As Redgannet can probably attest, Blackcaps seem to be bypassing their traditional Spanish wintering grounds in favor...

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The Secret Hummingbird

by Nate No Comments

There’s probably nothing in the birding world that engenders as much ire as the perception of suppression. one of the tenants of our community,...

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Northern Cable Beach birding

by Clare M No Comments

One of the most secluded beaches around Broome is the northern end of Cable Beach. Cable Beach runs for 23 kilometres from Gantheaume Point...

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The Dunnock. Free love and duplicity

September 26, 2015 by Redgannet 1 Comment

This is a Dunnock. It does not usually rate high on peoples’ Western Palearctic wish-lists, but Prunella modularis is a dapper little bird with...

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What’s In a Name: Eleonora’s Falcon

September 25, 2015 by Carrie No Comments

As this series has already shown us, ornithological nomenclature is often a game of utter nepotism. Got a buddy whose birthday you forgot? Thinking...