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“Purple Martins” by Carl Sandburg

September 5, 2011 by Corey 2 Comments

“Purple Martins” first appeared in print in Carl Sandburg’s 1920 collection of poems, Smoke and Steel, published six years after he rose to prominence...

Birding

Great Kestrel Count 2011

by Mike 4 Comments

Kestrels may be the coolest raptors nobody knows of. In North America, everyone recognizes hawks on the wing, even the ones that aren’t Red-tailed...

Birding

Best Bird of the Weekend (First of September 2011)

by Mike 5 Comments

Did you enjoy your summer? The Autumnal Equinox may still be a few weeks away, but make no mistake: summer is over. Time to...

Birding

Hurricane Irene Birding Wrap-Up

September 4, 2011 by Corey 5 Comments

There might be some question as to if the birding that resulted from Hurricane Irene on Sunday, 28 August 2011, was the best birding...

Birds

The Black Death

by Jochen 4 Comments

It was a dark and stormy night. Turdus “Blacky” Merula sat near the trunk of the small evergreen in the backyard that was his...

News

Saving the Bald Ibis

by Corey No Comments

Birders everywhere should appreciate Turan Çetin.

Trips

Elsukdo Island in search of shorebirds

by Clare M No Comments

Well one day this week saw me searching for shorebirds, as there must be some here somewhere that I can get to. There are signs...

News

What is Wrong with People?

September 3, 2011 by Corey No Comments

In Dartmouth, Massachusetts an Osprey was recently found with a gunshot wound that proved fatal and in Santa Clara, California some sick person has...

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