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Le Conte’s Sparrow at Floyd Bennett Field, Brooklyn

December 8, 2014 by Corey No Comments

Floyd Bennett Field, the old airport in Brooklyn with lots of acreage that serves multiple purposes, from an NYPD training facility to a community garden,...

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Best Bird of the Weekend (First of December 2014)

by Corey 8 Comments

December is when the holiday season really heats up just as the weather, at least in the northern hemisphere, takes a turn for the...

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Pied Oystercatcher family starts to disperse

December 7, 2014 by Clare M 3 Comments

I mentioned last week that the large Pied Oystercatcher family that had successfully raised three chicks this year for the first time may soon...

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Britain votes

December 6, 2014 by Redgannet 3 Comments

A campaign is underway to vote for Britain’s National bird. The incumbent Robin (for anyone living to the west of the Atlantic, this is a European...

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Winging It In Tulsa

December 5, 2014 by Suzie 5 Comments

“OOOOOOOklahoma where the birds come sweepin’ down the plain…” I know – it’s supposed to be the wind, not the birds. No matter. I recently traveled...

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Where Are You Birding This First Weekend of December 2014?

December 4, 2014 by Mike No Comments

Did you survive the double-barreled assault of Black Friday and Cyber Monday? Before you judge rabid deal hunters and conspicuous consumers too harshly, imagine...

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Black Vultures in the Cross Hairs

by Alfredo Begazo No Comments

Black vultures (Coragyps atratus) are among the most polarizing birds. They fulfill and important ecological and sanitary role by consuming dead, often diseased animals,...