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Slaty-backed Gull (?) at Gloucester Harbor

January 30, 2011 by Corey 15 Comments

This morning, after we Bloggerhead Kingbirds competed at the Superbowl of Birding all day Saturday (more on that later), we made our way to...

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Learning the Common to Find the Rare

July 3, 2009 by a Guest 8 Comments

Shai Mitra is a birder-extraordinaire, a wonderfully patient teacher, a member of the New York State Avian Records Committee, and editor of The Kingbird,...

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Accipiter Sp.

January 24, 2009 by Corey 4 Comments

Pictures of two different accipiters, without comment as to possible identification. One was found perched and digiscoped in Kissena Park this past Monday, the...

Birds

Massachusetts Mystery Bird

November 4, 2008 by Mike 4 Comments

Just like so many of you, we love an avian identification challenge. Thanks to the 10,000 Birds Clinic, we certainly get our share. The...

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Tricky (Molting) Icterid

September 19, 2008 by Corey 15 Comments

Sometimes an easy bird can become difficult to identify. Such was the case with the molting bird below, a species that has crossed my...

Birds

What is a Coot?

April 28, 2008 by Mike 110 Comments

For the uninitiated, the word “coot” calls to mind nothing more than doddering old codgers and curmudgeons. Nature lovers, on the other hand, are...

Birds

Bicknell’s v. Gray-cheeked

May 22, 2007 by Mike 6 Comments

Identity theft occurs with astonishing regularity in the avian world where all too often, species share so many overlapping traits as to appear virtually...

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