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Where Are You Birding This Third Weekend of November 2013?

November 14, 2013 by Mike 2 Comments

Imagine waking up to this sunrise and then encountering a megararity… that’s how Sharon rolls in the Rio Grande Valley When frost is on...

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The Search for the Holy Grail

by Dragan 3 Comments

Grey Hypocolius is a Holy Grail of Middle Eastern birding. Not because it is rare – it isn’t, just widely scattered and ill-numbered. Or...

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What Happens When A Code 5 Rarity Shows Up At A Bird Festival

November 13, 2013 by Birdchick 6 Comments

I love the Rio Grande Valley Bird Festival. I love birding the area and I love the people–it’s a fantastic combination of crazy birds...

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The Very Angry Tui

by Duncan 2 Comments

I’ve stated in the past that I thought that the Pukeko, or Purple Swamphen, is New Zealand’s most iconic bird after the kiwi. On...

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A Patch for Every Birder, and for Every Birder a Patch

November 12, 2013 by Nate 7 Comments

A birder’s patch is an extension of themselves. It says something about who they want to be, what they want to see regularly, how...

Trips

November Shorebirds at the East Pond of Jamaica Bay

November 11, 2013 by Corey 1 Comment

It is extremely unusual that we birders can still walk the East Pond of Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge in November. By now water levels...

Birding

Best Bird of the Weekend (Second of November 2013)

by Mike 10 Comments

Oh to be in Texas admiring the celebrity bird du jour, an incredibly unexpected Amazon Kingfisher! Amazing encounters occur when amazing birders visit amazing...

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Another Thumbs Up for Avian Radar?

November 10, 2013 by Meredith Mann 1 Comment

“Miracle on the Hudson” image by Greg L./Wikimedia Commons “Any improvement on bird detection and bird warning would be welcomed.” So says Captain Chesley...

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