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My lifer Whooping Crane – something I thought I might never see
It’s been a long time coming, but I was recently guided to my lifer WHOOPING CRANE by my nephews Benjamin and Matt Hack (+ special guest star Matt’s friend Kaitie) at a lake near Dexter, Michigan. This is an ENDANGERED … Continue reading
Posted in animal behavior, bird banding, birding, birds/nature, editorial, Endangered Species Act, environment, history, IUCN, migrants, population estimates, wildlife
Tagged ABA, Aransas NWR, birding, consevation, endangered species, ESA, extinction, Michigan, success story, USFWS, Whooping Crane, wildlife, Wood Buffalo NP
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Binocular advice for birders
I’m frequently asked about my recommendations for binoculars. My first recommendation is yes, you should get a pair. Sure, you can do a lot of birding without binoculars – and 90% or more of the birds I encounter I detect … Continue reading
Posted in BIRDATHON, birding, birds/nature, Christmas Bird Count, editorial, environment, life, National Audubon Society, nature deficit disorder, No Child Left Inside, Partners in Flight, wildlife
Tagged #binocs, #binoculars, #Bird Watchers' Digest, #bird watching, #British Trust for Ornithology, #European Breeding Bird Atlas, American Birding Association, birding, BirdWatch Ireland, Cornell Lab of Ornithology, Countryside Bird Survey, National Audubon Society, nature, ornithology
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Violent storms and violet skies on the Oklahoma prairie
Though it’s not easy to orchestrate given my other commitments, a singular joy of mine is to head west each June for a whirlwind investment of about 24 hours in conducting the Lookout, OK Breeding Bird Survey route. … Continue reading
Posted in birding, birding community e-bulletin, birds/nature, editorial, Endangered Species Act, environment, life, population monitoring, weather, wildlife, wind power
Tagged birding, Breeding Bird Survey, citizen science, Lookout, North American Breeding Bird Survey, Oklahoma, ornithology
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eBird News – September 2016 newsletter
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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Tagged biodiversity, birding, BirdWatch Ireland, citizen science, conservation, eBird, eBird News, eBird Profiles, ornithology
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Birding Community E-Bulletin, Sep. 2016
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
Oh, are birds migrating yet?
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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Tagged biodiversity, birding, conservation, migration, migration forecasting, NEXRAD, ornithology, Paul Hurtado, radar, radar ornithology
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2016 Partners in Flight Landbird Conservation Plan
The updated Landbird Conservation Plan from Partners in Flight has just been released. As with previous iterations, the emphasis is on applying objective criteria to determine those species in most need of conservation, delineating the habitats within ecoregions important for … Continue reading
Posted in birds/nature, deforestation, Endangered Species Act, environment, migrants, monarch butterfly, overpopulation, Partners in Flight, population estimates, population monitoring, skepticism and science, wildlife
Tagged biodiversity, birding, conservation, Cornell Lab of Ornithology, eBird, ESA, Grassland Restoration Incentive Plan, GRIP, Landbird Conservation Plan, Oaks and Prairies Joint Venture, ornithology, Partners in Flight, Playa Lakes Joint Venture, USDA Farm Bill
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Ornithological Newsletter #233 – August 2016
The latest newsletter of the Ornithological Societies of North America is now available. The Ornithological Newsletter — Number 233, August 2016 | Cheryl L. Trine, Editor Contents: Please select a story from the menu below: ORGANIZATION NEWS THE AOU … Continue reading
Birding Community e-Bulletin, August 2016
The Birding Community E-bulletin is distributed to active and concerned birders, those dedicated to the joys of birding and the protection of birds and their habitats. This issue is sponsored by the producers of superb quality birding binoculars and scopes, … Continue reading
HBW #25 – Handbook of the Birds of the World
The latest HBW newsletter is now available! Included is a link to the recently updated and redesigned Internet Bird Collection of photos, videos, and sound recordings. Features and news highlights:
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Tagged bird behavior, birding, Cambodian Tailorbird, conservation, Great Snipe, HBW Alive, Internet Bird Collection, migration, ornithology, Spix's Macaw
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Birding a slice across the Emerald Isle
Well, it’s not really birding. It was more like paying attention to what birds were around while sightseeing, but it was enough to help me compile a list of 56 species (including 16 lifers!) during the last week of June … Continue reading
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Tagged Ardmore, Bective Abbey, birding, BirdWatch Ireland, chough, Duncrone, eBird, Enniscorthy, fulmar, hooded crow, Ireland, jackdaw, Kerry, Meath, Newgrange, Red Kite, rook, Skellig, The Meetings of the Waters, Trim Castle, Vinegar Hill
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Birding Community E-Bulletin, April 2016
The Birding Community E-bulletin is distributed to active and concerned birders, those dedicated to the joys of birding and the protection of birds and their habitats. This issue is sponsored by the producers of superb quality birding binoculars and … Continue reading
Posted in birding community e-bulletin, life, wildlife, wind power
Tagged ABA, American Bird Conservancy, American Birding Association, biodiversity, birding, birding community e-bulletin, citizen science, conservation, eBird, National Audubon Society, ornithology, Playa Lakes Joint Venture
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Ornithological Newsletter #231, Apr. 2016
All the news that’s fit to print from the Ornithological Societies of North America, plus this late-breaking nugget: LATE-BREAKING NEWS (NOT INCLUDED IN THE NEWSLETTER) AUK AND CONDOR NEWS Auk and Condor articles are now open access after 6 months. … Continue reading
My doppelgangers
Do you have a doppelgänger, i.e., someone with whom you share a strong resemblance but relatively little DNA? I do, and they pop up in all sorts of unexpected places. Among famous people, I’ve been told I look like Bob … Continue reading
HBW Alive Newsletter #21 – March 2016
The latest newsletter of the Handbook of the Birds of the World has been released and it, as usual, is chock full of fascinating discoveries*, insightful synthesis, and stunning multi-media features. *For example, I just learned that a flightless owl … Continue reading
Posted in animal behavior, bird evolution, birding, birds/nature, editorial, Endangered Species Act, environment, Epidexipteryx, evolution, Great Auk, HBW Alive, history, hummingbirds, IUCN, life, migrants, paleontology, skepticism and science, vultures, wildlife
Tagged biodiversity, birding, conservation, ornithology
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Birding Community E-Bulletin: March 2016
The Birding Community E-bulletin is distributed to active and concerned birders, those dedicated to the joys of birding and the protection of birds and their habitats. This issue is sponsored by the producers of superb quality birding binoculars and scopes, … Continue reading
Posted in animal behavior, Bird Education Network, BIRDATHON, birding, birding community e-bulletin, birds/nature, editorial, Endangered Species Act, environment, IUCN, life, migrants, National Audubon Society, Partners in Flight, wildlife
Tagged American Bird Conservancy, biodiversity, birding, birding community e-bulletin, conservation, ornithology, Playa Lakes Joint Venture, ProAves
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Waterthrush Podcast #24: FOY Season
There’s a new episode of The Waterthrush Podcast available. Check it out to learn about 4 big ideas to advance science, the biggest big year ever, and what this FOY stuff is all about.
Posted in Bird Education Network, BIRDATHON, birding, birds/nature, environment, evolution, IUCN, life, Links, migrants, National Audubon Society, skepticism and science, The Waterthrush Podcast, wildlife
Tagged big year, biodiversity, birding, birding record, Black Sea Biosphere Reserve, cat predation, conservation, Corn Crake, FOY, IUCN, Noah Strycker, ornithology, Sandy Mole-Rat, science
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Birding, and the biggest year ever
Of the estimated 20 million (at least!) bird-watchers in the US, a relatively small percentage consider themselves to be serious birders, i.e., the kind of people who actually travel around to try to see as many birds as they can, … Continue reading
Posted in animal behavior, bird evolution, BIRDATHON, birding, birding community e-bulletin, birds/nature, editorial, environment, evolution, history, IUCN, life, migrants, National Audubon Society, nature deficit disorder, No Child Left Inside, ornithological newsletter, wildlife
Tagged 6000 species!, American Bird Conservancy, big year, birding, conservation, Noah Strycker, ornithology, The Big Year
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Garden Bird Survey begins Sunday!
Here in the States we’re started to plan our Christmas Bird Counts in a few weeks. Meanwhile, our friends in Ireland are ready to begin the Garden Bird Survey in a couple of days. Best wishes to my birding comrades … Continue reading
Posted in birding, birds/nature, Christmas Bird Count, environment, IUCN, life, wildlife
Tagged birding, BirdWatch Ireland, citizen science, conservation, Garden Bird Survey, Ireland, monitoring
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Birding Community E-Bulletin – August 2015
RARITY FOCUS The Little Egret is an Eastern Hemisphere species, ranging from western Europe, Africa, and southern Asia and Japan south to Australia. This species was first seen in North America in Newfoundland in the spring of 1954,
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Tagged American Birding Association, birding, birding community e-bulletin, conservation, ornithology, rare birds
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