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Birding By Impression: A Book Review

May 5, 2015 by Donna No Comments

There is GISS and there is Birding by Impression and they are not the same. GISS—general impression, size, shape—is intuitive, the result of an...

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Four Groups of Neotropical Birds that may Challenge your ID Skills

January 15, 2015 by Alfredo Begazo No Comments

No doubt that one of the fun parts of birding is being able to identify birds in the field. Getting to a point where...

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I Want This Bird to be Something…

October 20, 2014 by Corey 12 Comments

Two weeks after finding a Say’s Phoebe at Edgemere Landfill in the company of my family I convinced them to return to Edgemere yesterday afternoon for...

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Birders Know Best: Size Matters!

May 11, 2014 by Jochen No Comments

[The Mute Swan, pictured above, is amongst the heaviest birds capable of flight and therefore a fine introduction to this post. Other than that,...

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Not a Green-winged Teal

March 20, 2014 by Corey 6 Comments

I was spending the morning this past Sunday checking out some random, out-of-the-way spots in Queens to see if any cool birds were hanging...

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A Chipping Sparrow Impersonating a Clay-colored Sparrow

November 23, 2013 by Corey 4 Comments

Sorting through flocks of fall sparrows is fun and can be rewarding. You never know what might be hiding amid the hordes of White-throated...

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The Foliage-Gleaner Challenge

November 6, 2013 by Alfredo Begazo 4 Comments

A friend of mine, who is preparing for a birding trip to the Amazon Rainforest, called me to tell me he is about to...

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Bergin’s Law of Avian Identification #7: Generalists vs. Specialists

March 29, 2006 by Mike 11 Comments

Specialization may be the trend in business, science, and academia, but birds who wish to succeed in tomorrow’s demanding environment should not specialize, but...

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