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What is the Christmas Bird Count?

December 20, 2012 by Mike 20 Comments

This is is the most magical time of the year, one filled with holiday cheer, festive celebrations, and… surveys of winter avifauna? That’s right!...

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What Is An Ornithologist?

June 27, 2012 by Birdchick 13 Comments

I recently changed jobs. I went from being a part-time National Park Ranger and freelancer to a full-time Avian Field Ecologist. This title basically...

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How to Bust a BBS

June 12, 2012 by Nate 4 Comments

For the last two weekends I’ve chosen one day to wake up around five in the morning. Bleary eyed, I pull on a pair...

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Birding the Battlefields

March 8, 2012 by a Guest 4 Comments

Nick Lund, formerly at birdDC and then the Birdist, should be no stranger to readers of 10,000 Birds. He’s previously shared his surprisingly strong feelings about the...

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Wired for luck

February 25, 2011 by Clare K 6 Comments

Some times you just need to be lucky to find something truly amazing, the one in a million occurrence. Serendipity is a big part...

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Eagle Spied

January 27, 2011 by Nate 5 Comments

Birders are generally well aware of Bald Eagles on our regular outings into eagle country. That’s why it may come as a surprise that...

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Blitzing for Blackbirds

December 30, 2010 by Nate 2 Comments

How many of us are really aware of the plight of the Rusty Blackbird? Sure, it’s not flashy, it’s rarely a target species for...

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The Wildest Hide & Seek in the UK

May 21, 2010 by Mike No Comments

Those of us on the side of the Atlantic with the colorful warblers are well acquainted with broad citizen science initiatives like the Great Backyard...

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