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Terminology

Bird Words

February 15, 2009 by Mike 5 Comments

Birds seem to be popping up everywhere in trivia these days. Just yesterday, I was listening to a quiz show on NPR when the...

Birding

The Fine Art of Pishing

October 16, 2007 by Mike 35 Comments

Like every other specialized activity, the noble pursuit of bird watching has accumulated its own collection of jargon, slang, and scientific vocabulary. Fortunately, there’s...

Terminology

Pardon The Irruption

January 18, 2005 by Mike No Comments

This winter, we’ve been blessed with an abundance of owls. In 2003, a veritable horde of Common Redpoll invaded the U.S. It seems that,...

Birds, Terminology

Go Gallinaceous

October 14, 2003 by Mike No Comments

We erroneously dubbed the Northern Bobwhite we recently spotted at Bombay Hook our first gallinaceous bird. It is correct that the northern bobwhite is...

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