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BIRD OF THE YEAR

Many of us consider all birds to great, even outstanding. But the American Birding Association annually chooses a “Bird of the Year.” Since this is not done by popular vote it is not the C… more →

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Migrants move on

David Barrett wrote 20 hours ago: Wednesday, May 22, was a good day for birding Central Park. There was decent warbler variety, with a … more →

Tags: alder flycatcher, Big Year, birding, Birds, central park, chuck will's widow, david barrett, Mourning Warbler, Spotted Sandpiper

Chuck-Will's-Widow and Other Panhandle Nightjars & Nighthawks

Ms. Hetty Mae wrote 1 month ago: Last night I heard the eerie and beautiful calls of the first Chuck-Will’s-Widow of the season … more →

Tags: Birds, animals, biotic, Emerald Coast Eco Encyclopedia, birding, bird watching, Birds 2, Florida Panhandle, emerald coast

Big Year Birding Update - First Three Months

Greg wrote 1 month ago: As I continue toward my twin goals of identifying at least 300 species within our wonderful Garden S … more →

Tags: Big Year, chuck will's widow, Citizen Science, ebird., long-tailed duck, New Jersey Audubon Society, Nightjar, Spring Migration, whip-poor-will

Common Nighthawk Stickers

prairiebirder wrote 2 months ago: I received my ABA Bird of the Year Common Nighthawk stickers in the mail on Friday, which was very e … more →

Tags: Alberta birds, birding, Birding items, General Birding, winter, American Birding Association, Binoculars, spotting scope, Stickers

BIRD OF THE YEAR

atowhee wrote 2 months ago: Many of us consider all birds to great, even outstanding. But the American Birding Association annua … more →

Tags: birding, Birds, Oregon, Ashland, migratory birds, Natural History

Lessons from Travels: Kansas Prairies — 1 comment

natureinquiries wrote 3 months ago: by Carl Strang I had heard that Kansas was the state with the best mix of high quality prairie sites … more →

Tags: Botany, Birds, Ecology, Lessons from Travels, Prairie, Eastern Kingbird, Butterfly Weed, asclepias tuberosa, desert

Frogs in the shower ~ Yosemite Inspirations

Kestrel wrote 3 months ago: Why is it that having tree frogs in the shower make us so darn happy?  When I lived at Hetch Hetchy … more →

Tags: Reflecting, Poem, Yosemite National Park, Frogs, Hetch Hetchy

And the 2013 ABA Bird of The Year Is...

prairiebirder wrote 4 months ago: The Common Nighthawk! Yesterday morning, the 2013 Bird of the Year was announced by Robert Mortensen … more →

Tags: General Birding, birding, American Birding Association, Bird of the Year

Common Nighthawk is the 2013 ABA Bird of the Year — 2 comments

limeybirder wrote 4 months ago: A very worthy choice. St Marks NWR For more information on the 2013 ABA Bird of the Year click here … more →

Tags: St. Mark's NWR, American Birding Association, st marks nwr, ABA Bird of the Year, goatsucker

Birthday Wishes — 7 comments

thedrunkbirder wrote 8 months ago: I’m currently sat at home on my birthday doing nothing more than reading the papers – I … more →

Tags: birding, Eastern Crowned Warbler, Bou, yellow-breasted bunting, Great Snipe, Yellow-rumped Warbler, Britain, Blackburnian warbler

Common Nighthawk — 2 comments

gingkochris wrote 8 months ago: Underside Primary Patch Camouflage Feather Pattern Upper Side At dusk during the summer the silence … more →

Tags: Birds, Nature Photography, Bullbat, goatsucker, Chordeiles minor

Are These Common Nighthawks? — 10 comments

wildlifewatcher wrote 9 months ago: These birds may be Common Nighthawks.  I have not seen any Common Nighthawks before so I am not comp … more →

Tags: Birds, Nature, flying birds, bird watching, thumbnail images, outdoors

Pelagic Trips: Third Time’s the Charm — 2 comments

Shelley Rutkin wrote 10 months ago: My first pelagic trip was off Hatteras, North Carolina, in 2008.  I used a Scopolamine patch and exp … more →

Tags: Travel for Birding, Birds, Florida, Georgia, Pelagic, purple gallinule, Swallow-tailed Kite, Savannah NWR

A BIRD IN THE HAND

atowhee wrote 10 months ago: All these pictures are from a recent Klamath Bird Observatory trip to Malheur. They were expertly ca … more →

Tags: birding, Birds, Oregon, migratory birds, ducks & geese, Icterids, Hummingbird, Natural History, Western Kingbird

Heat Wave

overtlysimple wrote 10 months ago: Temperatures were in the upper 90’s here yesterday and will reach 104˚F (40˚C) today. So grateful fo … more →

Tags: simplicity, sustainability, Nature, Philosophy, Spiritual, Ecology, Global Warming, Air-Conditioning, appalachian mountain

Kirtland's Warbler Tour — 1 comment

natureinquiries wrote 11 months ago: by Carl Strang Last Thursday and Friday I drove into the northern part of Michigan’s Lower Peninsula … more →

Tags: Birds, Restoration, palm warbler, field sparrow, brown thrasher, rose-breasted grosbeak, Vesper Sparrow, Brewer's blackbird, Nashville Warbler

REASONS TO BIRD MALHEUR IN SPRING — 1 comment

atowhee wrote 11 months ago: Here are a series of great shots by Bob Mandell who was on the Golden Gate Audubon field trip to Mal … more →

Tags: birding, Birds, Oregon, Raptor, migratory birds, owl, shorebirds, Icterids, Natural History

THE TRIP LIST: GOLDEN GATE DOES MALHEUR

atowhee wrote 11 months ago: MALHEUR TRIP FOR GOLDEN GATE AUDUBON, JUNE 15-18, 2012 SNOW GOOSE—lone bird with Canada Geese along … more →

Tags: birding, Birds, Oregon, mammals, squirrels, Raptor, migratory birds, ducks & geese, warblers

DID YOU SEE THAT? A GALLERY OF MALHEUR BIRDS

atowhee wrote 11 months ago: This male Bobolink only made us walk a couple hundred yards from the P Ranch parking lot. He sang, h … more →

Tags: birding, Birds, Oregon, insect, migratory birds, warblers, Sparrows, owl, rails


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