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Conservation

The Last Few Rays Before Extinction

November 5, 2013 by a Guest 1 Comment

Author Sherrida Woodley thinks deeply about dearly departed birds. She’s contemplated California Condors here before, but Passenger Pigeons seem to resonate most with her. The extinct American pigeon...

Reviews

The Birds of Trinidad and Tobago: Two Guides, One Book Review

by Donna 1 Comment

There were three profound questions my birding group discussed while we birded Trinidad and Tobago, back in December 2012: (1) How many Bananaquits could...

Birding

November 4, 2013 by Corey 1 Comment

While at Jones Beach State Park on Saturday, co-leading the digiscoping field trip (with Clay Taylor from Swarovski Optik), I had a couple of...

Birding

Best Bird of the Weekend (First of November 2013)

by Mike 7 Comments

The weekend that just passed holds the singular distinction of being the longest of the year. If your proverbial neck of the woods observes...

Birding

A Little Friarbird nest repair

November 3, 2013 by Clare M 1 Comment

Last Wednesday we were visited by our neighbour’s children and their friends, who are all about 8 years old, asking for help. It is general...

Birding

Could Radar Help Make Birdstrikes a Thing of the Past?

November 1, 2013 by Meredith Mann 1 Comment

Birds and airplane compete for right-of-way at Sky Harbor Airport and Seaplane Base (image by Donald Emmerich, Wikimedia Commons) For about as long as...