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What is the National Bird of Sweden?

March 25, 2011 by Corey 5 Comments

The national bird of Sweden is the Blackbird Turdus merula, otherwise known as the Common Blackbird or Eurasian Blackbird, though, of course, in Sweden...

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Avian Quiz – March 25, 2011

by Jory 5 Comments

To call this quiz “An Avian Quiz” is a bit of a stretch. All disparaging comments should be forwarded to Corey or Mike. All...

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Time and the Tilting Earth*

by Clare K 6 Comments

Sure, flaunt the birds. Piping Plovers establishing beachheads, Timberdoodles whistling skyward, every day a new arrival. Go ahead, I can take it. I have...

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The Future of Birding Field Guides is GISS

March 24, 2011 by Mike 13 Comments

The Crossley ID Guide: Eastern Birds is undoubtedly the most innovative avian reference guide to come along in many years. In fact, the guide...

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Leucistic Pileated Woodpecker

by Corey 18 Comments

The typical woodpecker, with its coloration of black, white, and red, is ingrained into our brains as birders. We all have our familiar species...

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Swarovski Optik Reaffirms Support for Sociable Lapwing

by Mike No Comments

Our friends at Swarovksi Optik just announced they would be providing further funding to support international conservation action for the critically endangered Sociable Lapwing through...

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Where Are You Birding This Fourth Weekend of March 2011?

by Mike 9 Comments

Spring is here, right? So why am I looking out my window at 4 inches of snow? Early spring is full of ornithological as...

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The Elusive Painted Bunting

by Nate 10 Comments

I was in Florida last week, the freakiest of the southeastern states. Its peninsular shape, dipping so seductively into the neotropic Caribbean, suggest a...

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