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First Queens Big Sit at Fort Tilden a Rousing Success

October 13, 2014 by Corey 7 Comments

The inaugural Queens County Bird Club Big Sit at Fort Tilden yesterday, 12 October, was as wonderful a time for which a birder could...

Birding

Best Bird of the Weekend (Second of October 2014)

by Mike 8 Comments

Why is camping so interesting? I ask because, despite my deep affection for warmth, indoor plumbing, and uninterrupted Internet access, I found myself and...

Birding

Chestnut-breasted Mannikins

October 12, 2014 by Clare M 6 Comments

I have been challenged over the few weeks we have been in Palmerston in the Northern Territory by a little bird that has been...

Birds

Tanagers of Hotel do Ype, Itatiaia.

October 11, 2014 by Redgannet 3 Comments

About half way between Brazil’s Sao Paulo and Rio de Janiero, lies a mountain valley containing the Itatiaia National Park. The endemic-rich Mata Atlantica,...

Birding

Where Are You Birding This Second Weekend of October 2014?

October 10, 2014 by Mike No Comments

Keep your eyes to the skies for raptors on the move, like this Griffon Vulture over the Straits of Gibraltar If you live in...

Birds

Portrait of a Redtail with Grey Hoodie String

by Suzie 1 Comment

What follows will not be elegant artspeak about how certain photographers can capture not only the beauty but the spirit of wild birds, although...

News

Birds Are Gumming Up the (Public) Works

October 9, 2014 by Meredith Mann No Comments

As bird lovers, we’re happy that laws exist to protect birds, and that people are especially looking after protected species. But sometimes, what’s best...