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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...

Trips

Keep Your Eyes on the Trail: Mad Cow Edition

by Mike 7 Comments

One reason so many of us love birding is that the activity engages all of our senses. Getting out into a wild space and...

Trips

Join Me for a Big Sit in Queens!

October 8, 2014 by Corey 4 Comments

On Sunday, 12 October, I’ll be in one spot all day long from predawn until post-sunset. That spot is Battery Harris Platform at Fort...

Trips

Raptor Migration across the Straits of Gibraltar

by a Guest No Comments

Peter Thoem settled in Canada many years ago. He lives at the west end of Lake Ontario which, twelve months of the year, is...

Reviews

National Geographic Complete Birds of North America, 2nd Edition: A Book Review

October 7, 2014 by Donna 2 Comments

The second edition of the National Geographic Complete Birds of North America, 2nd Edition has one of the longest book names in bird bookdom: National...