Birds

Swift Departures 

July 26, 2024 by David T 4 Comments
We are fast approaching what is, for me, one of the most poignant times of the year. It’s when I step outside my back...
Birding

IDs on the wing

February 12, 2020 by Paul Lewis 1 Comment
I have commented before on the privilege and pain of living in a state (Michoacán, Mexico) which hosts 10 out of the 15 Empidonax...
Birding

A “Thank You” is All You Need

June 23, 2016 by Dragan 2 Comments
Birders are utterly suspicious characters. By Greek law enforcement officers, I had already been taken for a spy. But, seen from the opposite angle,...
Trips

Birding in a Hellmouth

May 28, 2014 by Duncan 4 Comments
Many years ago, when I was a young and stupid Masters student in Conservation Biology, I was given the opportunity to pick a location...
Birds

A Swift-ly Tilting Planet

August 24, 2012 by Carrie 5 Comments
There are no swifts in Missoula. Except when there are. When there are is migration, and it is happening now. As an East Coaster...
Birds

Slowing down Chimney Swifts

October 18, 2011 by Nate 2 Comments
When I was a kid, my dad called them “flying stoagies”, something he picked up from an old ornithology professor.  I always thought it...
News

Thousands Gather to Watch Swifts Roost

September 25, 2011 by Corey No Comments
What a wonderful way to get people interested in birds!
News

Vietnam Getting into Swift Nest Business

August 20, 2011 by Corey 4 Comments
While eating the nests of swifts is nothing new, the large-scale production of these nests is.  Already a $200 million a year industry largely...
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