Counting Hawks
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Now (mid-September through November) is the time when hawks begin migrating south. Hawk migration is fascinating and inspiring in itself. These majestic birds are masters of the art of soaring, gliding, and making the most -- forward progress-wise...
Product Report: The BirdCam
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Many birders enjoy the fun challenge of photographing wild birds in their yards and elsewhere. I’m not much of a photographer myself, but I’ve been wowed many times by the great photos Eons birders have posted to our Birding group page.
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Midsummer Bird-feeding Tips
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Having just passed the mid-point between summer and fall, we’re now at the height of summer. Depending on where you live this can be a somewhat slow time for birdwatching. Young birds have fledged and dispersed, but fall migration hasn’t really st...
Millions of Boreal Birds Say “Thank You, Ontario!”
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Have you heard the wonderful news? Just a few days ago one of the largest conservation actions in history was enacted in the Canadian province of Ontario. This momentous event seems to have received little fanfare from the US popular press, but th...
Birding the Piney Tract
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Henslow’s Sparrows are known to be skulkers, and this one had apparently been well-briefed. His ventriloquil call seemed almost to taunt us: neither here nor there and always a step ahead in the tall grass. Yet I was thrilled to hear each subdued ...
West Nile Virus Hits Common Birds Hard
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What are the most common bird species in and around your yard? Chances are they’re significantly less common today due to West Nile Virus. While many humans have become ill and nearly 1,000 have died -- making it the most deadly mosquito-borne dis...
Mysterious Marsh Birds
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When is the last time you went birding in a salt or freshwater marsh? Many birders fail to acquire a taste for marsh birding. After all, marshes don’t rank high on many folks’ lists of comfortable, relaxing places to hang out on the planet. They’r...
Why Do Birds Sing?
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For millions of years before the first humans sung a tune or carved a flute, the birds -- and who knows, perhaps even the dinosaurs and other beings before them -- have been singing. Even more so than the patterns and colors of their feathers and ...
International Migratory Bird Day
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Many migratory birds travel vast distances across the Western Hemisphere between their non-breeding areas and breeding grounds. So they’re global citizens -- just like we humans are. Birds know nothing about borders or countries or environmental l...
Birding Your Patch
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There’s a great tradition in birding -- which “twitchers” (their word for “birders”) in Great Britain are especially keen on -- that is referred to as “birding your patch.” It’s simply the practice, day by day, season by season, and year by year, ...
