Birds

A Brant With Bling

November 13, 2018 by Corey 3 Comments
Yesterday morning I was out and about on the coast of Queens looking for migrating birds. At Jacob Riis Park I stopped to scan...
Birding

Message in a bottle

March 2, 2017 by Dragan 1 Comment
Did you ever get a message in a bottle? Completely meaningless gibberish from an entirely unknown guy (from my experience, it’s always a guy,...
Trips

Bird Banding the Dry Tortugas

March 31, 2014 by a Guest 1 Comment
Erika is a first year graduate student studying Ecosystem Science and Conservation at Duke. In her free time she travels near and far to...
Birding

Rarities at the South Florida Bird Observatory

October 23, 2012 by James 6 Comments
This migration season in Florida is fast coming to a close but it has not been without its high points. The Florida Keys Hawk-watch...
News

Is Bird Banding Controversial?

October 3, 2012 by Mike 33 Comments
I was under the impression that bird banding or ringing was universally appreciated as a valuable instrument in the ornithological arsenal.  Apparently, not everyone...
Birds

Bucket Mouth, Chuck-will’s-widow

September 25, 2012 by James 7 Comments
I’ve been learning to band birds at the South Florida Bird Observatory. Nothing like a little bit of mist-net extracting to make you feel...
Birds

The Queen

July 27, 2012 by Suzie 19 Comments
I’m not a big fan of bird banding. When I see a band I imagine something slipping beneath it and trapping the bird, I’ve...
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