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Seeds of the Eastern cottonwood, of which plains cottonwood is a subspecies

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A Snowflake’s Chance

June 20, 2014 by Carrie No Comments

As I bird, walk the dog or run errands, puffs of white float down on the breeze. Up on Higgins near the book store...

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Where Are You Birding This Fourth Weekend of June 2014?

by Mike 1 Comment

The incredible Chimney Bluffs overlooking Lake Ontario, home of abundant Bank Swallows With all due respect to the South Americans, Africans, and Antipodeans lamenting...

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A Fledgling Boat-tailed Grackle Getting Fed

June 19, 2014 by Corey 2 Comments

On Wednesday morning, 18 June, I had some time for birding because my job is such that sometimes I have to work a later...

Birding

Digital Photos or Illustrations?

by Alfredo Begazo 8 Comments

Digital photos or illustrations for a bird field guide? This is perhaps one of those arguments where about half the people like one way...

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Violet-green Swallows Take Up Residence on my Bluebird Trail

June 18, 2014 by Larry 4 Comments

Every few years I am lucky enough to have Violet-green Swallows (Tachycineta thalassina) take up residence on one of my Bluebird trails. This year...

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Crested Firebacks

by Duncan 1 Comment

One of the less talked about draws of visiting Asia for birders is the opportunity to check out some of the many pheasants that...

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Being A Living Fossil Evolved Multiple Times

June 17, 2014 by Greg No Comments

It has been discovered that largosity and flightlessness, which perhaps fortunately tend to go together in birds, evolved more than once. The original story...