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Releasing White Doves

May 9, 2014 by Suzie 2 Comments

Thinking of releasing white doves to commemorate your wedding or the memorial of a loved one? Think twice, and do some research. White doves:...

Trips

Where am I Birding the Second Week of May?

May 8, 2014 by Alfredo Begazo 3 Comments

I was incredibly lucky to be invited –again- to participate on the second edition of the World Birding Rally Challenge in Northern Peru. I...

Conservation

Newly Hatched Baby Birds Actually Look Kinda Like Dinosaurs

May 7, 2014 by Larry 3 Comments

According to Wikipedia, birds (class Aves) are feathered, winged, two-legged, warm-blooded, egg-laying vertebrates. The fossil record indicates that birds emerged within the theropod dinosaurs...

Plants, Trips

Stop to Smell the Giant Parasitic Roses

by Duncan 2 Comments

When birding, as in life in general, it is important to stop occasionally and smell the metaphorical roses. This isn’t just because roses smell...

Birding, Reviews

The American Birding Association Field Guide to Birds of New Jersey: A Book Review

May 6, 2014 by Donna 1 Comment

Sometimes, it’s the simplest things that are the hardest to execute. So, while we are in awe of an identification guide that discusses every...

Birds

The Wood-Warblers Are Back In New York City!

May 5, 2014 by Corey 7 Comments

This past weekend the listservs, Facebook, text services, Twitter, word-of-mouth, weather radar, the calendar, and the entrails of a sacrificial goat all indicated that...

Birding

Best Bird of the Weekend (First of May 2014)

by Mike 8 Comments

One of the many ancillary benefits of becoming a birder, apart from an elevated social status and encyclopedic knowledge of taxonomy, is a subtle...

Birding

Black-winged Stilt

May 4, 2014 by Clare M 2 Comments

The Black-winged Stilt Himantopus himantopus is a large black and white shorebird that has distinctive long pink legs. It has a fine straight bill and...

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