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White Stork in New York

February 27, 2013 by Corey 10 Comments

Imagine coming home after a long day at work, pulling into your driveway, looking up on the roof, and seeing a White Stork perched...

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The Marsh Wren Singing and Gathering Nesting Material

by Larry 9 Comments

If you have ever visited an area where cattail and/or bulrush thrive, you will undoubtedly have heard the call of the Marsh Wren (Cistothorus palustris) in the winter...

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Little Barrier Island and the New Zealand Storm-petrel

by Duncan 1 Comment

Little Barrier Island in the Hauraki Gulf near Auckland was already one of the most important offshore reserves in New Zealand. The island was...

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Literature, Sex, and Birds

February 26, 2013 by Corey 2 Comments

Jonathan Franzen gets it right in this interview by Susan Cosier for Audubon Magazine. In response to being asked what got him into birding...

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Whooping Crane Ancestry

by James 1 Comment

So what’s so special about seeing the resident re-introduced Whooping Cranes in Florida? According to the ABA, they are not countable. And when you see...

I and the Bird

I and the Bird: All the Ardeids

by Nate No Comments

We’re going big with next month’s installment of I and the Bird. The family Ardeidae consists on long-legged, long-necked, long-beaked, water birds called waders...

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The Giving Birders: Are They Out There?

by Felonious Jive 6 Comments

Mountain Plover and many other grassland birds have populations in steep decline. Private property holders with prairie/agricultural land can potentially make a big difference...

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Inaccessible Island Rail Atlantisia rogersi

February 25, 2013 by Corey 10 Comments

Inaccessible Island Rail Atlantisia rogersi by Brian Gratwicke The Inaccessible Island Rail is perhaps the coolest bird that neither I nor anyone I will...

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