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Swamp Angel

April 21, 2012 by Corey 3 Comments
The Hermit Thrush Catharus guttatus is an unassuming thrush to look at.  Guttatus is Latin for “speckled” and the Hermit Thrush is certainly speckled...
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Hermit Thrush in Forest Park

April 12, 2012 by Corey 9 Comments
Forest Park, Queens, New York, April 2008 On Thursday, a day that I didn’t have to be at work until noon, I, of course,...
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First Outbreak of Usutu Virus in Germany

February 5, 2012 by Jochen 6 Comments
Okay, I meant to write an entertaining post. I honestly did. But I have been sick with different kinds and forms of cold since the...
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Pure White Blackbird

January 23, 2012 by Mike 1 Comment
You may already know about this, but I was not aware that a pure white Blackbird (the thrush, not the icterid) can be found...
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Introducing the Varzea Thrush Turdus sanchezorum

November 29, 2011 by Corey 6 Comments
It is not every day that a new species of bird is described, and this definitely does not tend to happen with birds that...
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The Black Death

September 4, 2011 by Jochen 4 Comments
It was a dark and stormy night. Turdus “Blacky” Merula sat near the trunk of the small evergreen in the backyard that was his...
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Songs from the Forest

July 15, 2011 by Corey 5 Comments
Sitting on my folks’ deck on a summer evening, after the sun has already dropped below the Catskill Mountains the song trills from darkened...
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What is the National Bird of Costa Rica?

April 8, 2011 by Corey 13 Comments
The national bird of Costa Rica is the Clay-colored Thrush, perhaps my favorite decision for a national bird of any country’s.  The Yigüirro, as...
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