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Where Are You Birding This Second Weekend of July 2011?

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Western New York might not boast a phenomenal diversity of resident breeders, but we have lots of fun species summering here. Share your plans in the comments below. Corey and I both plan to stay local and low key. I hope to run into some! Whatever your plans this weekend, make time to enjoy SkyWatch Friday.

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Best Bird of the Weekend (Fourth of July 2011)

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Now how about those birds… Corey has really beaten the summertime birding blues by focusing on the best of what the season of resident breeders has to offer: baby birds!

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The Fate of the Florida Anis

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It is one of three species of ani ( Groove-billed and Greater Anis are the other two) and together form a unique branch in the cuckoo family. Smooth-billed Anis were relative newcomers as breeders to Florida, having only begun nesting since the 1930s. A Groove-billed Ani photographed in Pinellas County in 2011, by Carlos Sanchez.

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Polygynandry and avian swingers

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He also blogs for birdingblogs.com 19 Responses to “Polygynandry and the Alpine Accentor&# Corey Mar 15th, 2011 at 1:49 pm Nobody tell Daisy, OK? Jan Axel Mar 15th, 2011 at 3:01 pm JAJAJA! Duncan Mar 16th, 2011 at 1:30 am You people with your licentious ways. Davies et al. Ecological causes and reproductive conflicts.

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Petrel Paradise

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home about advertise archives birds conservation contact galleries links reviews subscribe Browse: Home / Birds / Petrel Paradise Petrel Paradise By Duncan • March 2, 2011 • 4 comments Tweet Share I’ve mentioned before that New Zealand is a great place for enjoying petrels. That is all. I want to see prions someday.

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The Crossley ID Guide: Britain & Ireland — A Review of the Book

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The first book in the series, The Crossley ID Guide: Eastern Birds , exploded onto the birding scene in 2011. The British Trust for Ornithology (BTO) has documented 596 bird species in the wild as at 1 January 2013; 265 are listed as Accidental, 59 as Scarce Visitor, and 2 as Extinct. Birders loved it or hated it or were just confused.

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New York State Big Year?

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That made me wonder why someone would put so much energy into a species that is regular in New York and not a lifer. As of Friday, 11 May, Anthony had already seen 283 species in New York State, a blistering and likely record-setting pace ( Richard Fried is the current record-holder with 352 species seen in 2011 ).

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