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BirdsEye BirdLog
While it did take me a bit longer to enter my list on the phone compared to jotting down notes in a notepad in the field, it only takes one click at the end, “submit,” to get my list onto eBird, which...
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Give beach-nesting birds a chance
The Dutch branch of BirdLife International, Vogelbescherming, came up with this great animated clip that shows the stresses and dangers beach-nesting species face. The original Dutch animation was...
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Ready for rescue
Are you prepared in case you happen to run into a bird that needs to be rescued, as was this birder who came across an injured Green Heron while biking? If you’ve got a smartphone, I hope you’ve got...
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How to Be a Better Birder
Lovitch writes in a familiar tone which makes even the most technical topics easy to follow and understand. Each chapter discusses skills that build upon previous concepts, tying everything neatly...
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D-Day Pigeon Found 68 Years Later
A homeowner in Surrey, England discovered a bird skeleton in his fireplace during renovations. The skeleton of hero war pigeon 40TW194 still carried its coded message, which experts are trying to...
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Awesome adaptation against brood parasites
Nestling Superb Fairy-wrens learn unique begging calls from their mothers — before they even hatch. Researchers “conclude that wrens use a parent-specific password learned embryonically to shape call...
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Too Full To Fly
Because vultures are never sure where their next meal is coming from, they are known to gorge themselves — sometimes, so much so that they become too heavy to fly. I’ve never witnessed this myself, but...
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Sweet Tooth
Sometimes birds other than hummingbirds are attracted to nectar feeders. A male Baltimore Oriole knocked my socks off the other day when I spied him on our hummingbird feeder in our back yard. As soon...
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2013 Year in Rearview
A new year begins! In the final months of 2013 I fell quite behind going through my photos and posting regular blog updates. The last four months were an amazing blur and I still have things I want to...
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2013 BirdLife success stories
BirdLife International had some great conservation success stories in 2013. They are asking supporters, birders and conservation-minded fans to vote on their favorite success story of the year. Last...
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