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Whooping Crane Ancestry

February 26, 2013 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...

Conservation

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...

Birds

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...

Birding

Best Bird of the Weekend (Last of February 2013)

by Mike 12 Comments

I made some uncharitable and in some ways inaccurate comments about the month of February last week which were starkly contradicted by some excellent...

Conservation

Dead, Poisoned Mice to Rain Down on Guam

February 24, 2013 by Corey No Comments

In what must be one of the most unusual conservation strategies ever, dead mice laced with acetaminophen, trailing streamers meant to catch on tree...