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Where Are You Birding This First Weekend of August 2015?

July 31, 2015 by Mike 1 Comment

American poet, novelist, and playwright Paul Laurence Dunbar saw summer the way many of us do, reflected in the wild world around him. Does...

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What’s in a Name: MacGillivray’s Warbler

by Carrie 2 Comments

The most recent addition to my life list is the Northwestern Crow, but its name is boring and it probably isn’t even a proper...

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Lisa Beth Acton: Raising Ravens

by Suzie 3 Comments

Today’s Guest Post post is by Lisa Beth Acton, a wildlife rehabilitator in Accord, NY. She has a captive-bred education bird named Xena, a Eurasian Eagle...

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The Popular Barn Swallow

July 30, 2015 by Alfredo Begazo 2 Comments

The Barn Swallow (Hirundo rustica) is one of the most widespread and popular birds. Most everyone with an eye for the natural world can...

Mountain Bluebird Male at Lassen Volcanic National Park

Birds, Trips

Mountain Bluebirds at Lassen Volcanic National Park

July 29, 2015 by Larry 5 Comments

I’m writing this post for a couple of reasons. Firstly, if you check the wonderful photo galleries here at 10000 Birds, you will find...

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Avoiding Black Flies in Search of Boreal Birds

July 28, 2015 by Erika Zambello 1 Comment

June is an interesting time to bird in northwestern Maine. Sure, the birds are out there, but to see them you have to face…the...

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Best Bird of the Weekend (Last of July 2015)

July 27, 2015 by Mike 4 Comments

Was your weekend pleasingly full or pleasurably empty? We measure our happiness not in moments of activity but rather memories of satisfaction. I was...