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Things to See on a Sunny Day at Virgen del Socorro, Costa Rica

November 29, 2014 by Patrick O'Donnell No Comments

Sunny days sound like oh so pleasant weather but they just don’t jive with birding in the tropics. Walk out there beneath the blazing...

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For the Love of Ants

November 28, 2014 by a Guest No Comments

Kathi Borgmann and Josh Beck are living the dream of many a North American birder. They packed up in June of 2013 and headed...

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Where Are You Birding This Last Weekend of November 2014?

November 27, 2014 by Corey 2 Comments

We Americans have it lucky this weekend with most of us enjoying a long four days off from work while we stuff ourselves with turkey and...

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Critically Endangered: Sociable Lapwing

by Dragan 2 Comments

Gujarat, December 2010 Target for today: critically endangered Sociable Lapwing (Vanellus gregarius). The official definition of CR status says the species could be gone...

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Henslow’s Sparrow at Jacob Riis Park, Queens, New York

November 26, 2014 by Corey 1 Comment

We were at Flushing Meadows-Corona Park in central Queens on Sunday afternoon. We being me, Daisy, and Desi, having a grand old time watching...

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Sooty Terns are Very Loud

by Duncan 1 Comment

I’m not quite sure why I started thinking about Sooty Terns today, but once I did couldn’t get them out of my mind so...

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The Plateau Effect

November 25, 2014 by Felonious Jive 6 Comments

Birders can often be predictable. For example, even though you know I am The Greatest Ornithologist, it would surprise none of you to know...

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Cassin’s Kingbird, Floyd Bennett Field, Brooklyn, New York

November 24, 2014 by Corey 10 Comments

Late in the evening on Saturday, 15 November, phone lines started humming after Kai Sheffield reported a Cassin’s Kingbird at Floyd Bennett Field in...

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