Tag Archives: biodiversity

You Share the Planet With #1: The Malay Peacock-pheasant

Posted on 25 March 2019 by

If you’re like most people – I mean literally most, as in >99% of the people who have ever lived – then this one you will file under TIL (today I learned). My Ornithology students are currently exploring the diversity … Continue reading →

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HBW Alive – newsletter #45

Posted on 21 March 2018 by

I’m always excited when I see the notice in my inbox of a new newsletter from Handbook of the Birds of the World. Here’s the first thing that caught my eye in this one: Okay. First, I am going to … Continue reading →

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July 2017 iNaturalist Vermont Photo-Observation of the Month — Vermont Center for Ecostudies

Posted on 8 August 2017 by

Has a Painted Lady ever looked more ravishing?  If you haven’t discovered iNaturalist, it’s time. Painted Lady nectaring on coneflower. /© Bryan Pfeiffer Congratulations to Bryan Pfeiffer for winning the July 2017 iNaturalist Vermont photo-observation of the month contest. His … Continue reading →

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eBird News – September 2016 newsletter

Posted on 5 September 2016 by

In this issue: eBird Profile Pages are here! 2016 eBird Taxonomy update Your historic eBird sightings make a difference Free trial of the newly updated Birds of North America Get early access to new features in eBird as an eBird Partner … Continue reading →

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Birding Community E-Bulletin, Sep. 2016

Posted on 5 September 2016 by

A vagrant Jabiru, questions of how much someone should pay for poaching an endangered Whooping Crane, and a new National Monument in Maine dominate the headlines of this month’s Birding Community E-Bulletin:   The Birding Community E-bulletin is distributed to … Continue reading →

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Oh, are birds migrating yet?

Posted on 31 August 2016 by

That’s a question I sometimes hear once the leaves start changing.  Migration never really stops, though.  There’s always something on the move, it’s just that we notice more when it’s a mass movement, especially of big noisy things like flocks … Continue reading →

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BirdWatch Ireland eWings newsletter, August 2016

Posted on 31 August 2016 by

BIRDWATCH IRELAND eWINGS Welcome to the August 2016 issue of eWings, BirdWatch Ireland’s email newsletter. BirdWatch Ireland would be nothing without the support of its members. As Ireland’s largest conservation charity, we have a special responsibility to ensure that the … Continue reading →

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