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Bugs

The Moths Are Coming! The Moths Are Coming!

July 19, 2013 by Meredith Mann No Comments

Mike photographed this Unmarked Dagger (Acronicta innotata) at his family’s annual “Chicken Inferno” in 2009. Wonder what he’ll find this year! Are you a birder who...

I and the Bird

I and the Bird: What is an Ibis?

July 18, 2013 by Nate 5 Comments

You may not realize it when you look at those bizarre looking waders with the massive bills and the vacant expression, but you’re looking...

Trips

Birding Russia on the Fly

by a Guest 2 Comments

Joseph Chiera is a Masters student in Animal Behavior and Conservation at Hunter College in NYC and a “somewhat newbie” to birding. After taking...

Conservation

Is It So Hard To Understand Why Birders and Wildlife Conservationists Don’t Buy the Duck Stamp?

July 17, 2013 by Larry 37 Comments

Ring-necked Duck (Aythya collaris) photo by Larry Jordan The Migratory Bird Hunting Stamp Act, which went into effect seventy-nine years ago on July 1,...

Birding

Birds for breakfast

by Duncan 5 Comments

Sometimes the birds we see take a lot of work. I wouldn’t know about that myself, as I am a legendarily good birder who...

Birding, Birds

African Penguins in Peril

July 16, 2013 by James 1 Comment

I grew up in one of the most beautiful cities in the world – Cape Town, South Africa. The birdlife in the Cape is...

Birds

Cory’s Shearwater Uses Mental Map of Pelagic Odor

by Greg 3 Comments

I teach human evolution, and at some point I use a chart showing reversals in the Earth’s magnetic field, which in turn relates to...

Birds

Western Bluebirds at Carbon Canyon

July 15, 2013 by Corey 3 Comments

Way back in mid-June when I started my southern California sojourn I mentioned that I was inundated with Western Bluebirds. Carbon Canyon Regional Park...

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