Tag: irruption - 10,000 Birds

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What’s up with the Hook-billed Kites?

February 25, 2023 by Paul Lewis No Comments

Cedar Waxwings have come back to central Mexico. Most years, there are no more than a few dozen reports of this species across the...

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Confounding the Starving Snowy Owl Irruption Theory

August 31, 2016 by Meredith Mann No Comments

Snowy Owl at Breezy Point photographed by Corey Many North American birders have, over the last few years, received a rare treat. Irruptions of Snowy...

Birds

Invasive Species Week Wrap-Up

July 26, 2014 by Mike No Comments

Invasive is such an ugly word, isn’t it? An invader, after all, is nothing if not unwelcome. Even the word “invade” describes intrusions described...

Birds

Snowy Owls Caught a Ride to the Netherlands

February 4, 2014 by Corey No Comments

How dramatic has this winter’s Snowy Owl irruption been? How about so dramatic that nine birds caught a ride on a freighter and some...

Birds

Snowy Owl Invasion!

December 2, 2013 by Corey 23 Comments

Snowy Owl in Queens, New York, 1 December 2013 The midwestern and northeastern United States, especially coastal regions and areas along the Great Lakes, is...

Birding

What Winter Wonders Wait?

November 2, 2012 by Carrie 1 Comment

Just before I left for Italy, I took a trip to the Lee Metcalf Wildlife Refuge for a healthy dose of migration. It was...

Birds

Why Are Red-breasted Nuthatches Irrupting?

October 1, 2012 by Corey 31 Comments

There can be no doubt that this year is an irruption year for Red-breasted Nuthatches. Sitta canadensis isn’t just irrupting out of its far...

Birds

Evening Grosbeaks Really Do Exist

September 21, 2012 by Carrie 7 Comments

Not an urban legend From the time I was a small child, I would flip through the pages of field guides and imagine the...

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