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The Great Grebe Photo Challenge

March 21, 2013 by a Guest 6 Comments

Nesting Great Grebe showing decent contrast and color saturation, but the color of the water is completely muted. Photo: Joseph Huaroto. Alfredo Begazo grew...

Inspiration

The Boreal Owl Murder… Free!

March 20, 2013 by Mike 2 Comments

Janice Dunlap, author of the Birder Murder Mysteries, wanted to make sure everyone knows that North Star Press is offering her first Birder Murder,...

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Can An Early Arriving Spring Bird Survive Late Snow?

by Birdchick 2 Comments

It’s that special time of year when birds begin to move north and people see a migrant during a snow storm and ask, “Can...

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World Sparrow Day 2013

by Mike No Comments

North Americans may find this hard to believe, but the House Sparrow (Passer domesticus) is beloved around the world yet slowly declining throughout the...

Politics

Why Did The National Audubon Society End Their Contract With Ted Williams?

March 19, 2013 by Corey 53 Comments

On 14 March, 2013, the Orlando Sentinel published an opinion piece by Ted Williams under the headline “Trap, neuter, return programs make feral-cat problem...

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It may be hard to swallow, but Bumpus could get bumped to the back burner

by Greg 4 Comments

In 1898, Hermon Bumpus published a paper about change in the morphology in a population of House Sparrows that he proposed was an example...

Inspiration

The Grackle

by Mike 44 Comments

The grackle is the ultimate American bird, adaptable, intrepid, and obstreperous. Ten species of these iridescent ebon irritants, most in the genus Quiscalus, are...