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Best Bird of the Weekend (Last of May 2017)

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Corey’s Best Bird of the Weekend was any of the five Atlantic Puffins he saw on Eastern Egg Rock off the coast of Maine. Instead, I lucked into the best sighting I’ve ever had of a male Mourning Warbler in the same spot. He’ll be sure to share pictures once he’s back home and has access to his computer again.

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Where Are You Birding This Third Weekend of April 2017?

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And colorful eggs. For many people around the world, the coming weekend carries spiritual meaning, symbolic of rebirth and renewal. And chocolate bunnies. And lots and lots of birds. Celebrate your way! I have much to celebrate, as my family and I are embarked on a Spring Break sojourn to Panama by way of Canada.

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Best Bird of the Weekend (Second of October 2017)

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So on Sunday morning he looked at Big Egg Marsh, which has a larger amount of saltmarsh habitat. Dutifully, Corey headed out to Dubos Point, where there is some nice saltmarsh habitat, on Saturday afternoon and lucked into one Nelson’s Sparrow, but he didn’t get great looks.

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The Juniper Titmouse Nesting Project

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In 2017, my neighborhood, Aldea de Santa Fe, began a Juniper Titmouse Nesting Box Project in collaboration with the Cornell Lab of Ornithology’s NestWatch Program. But a Bewick’s Wren did build a nest, which it promptly abandoned before laying any eggs. A total of 79 fledged, which beat our 2017 count of 52.

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Bird of Prey: The Story of the Rarest Eagle on Earth – A Film Review

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Today, we know a little more, such as the fact that an eagle couple produces one egg every two years, but numbers remain low, too low. And, he tells us about the time he was attacked by a parent Philippine Eagle as he handled an egg at the nest, hundreds of feet above the ground. This film could not be made without them.

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Birding Hongbenghe, Yunnan

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The main attraction for birders here are the hornbills – I have written about them before , so this post will be more on the other birds I saw there in 2017. The photos of Sultan Tit that I got at Hongbenghe in 2017 were much better than the ones I got on Hainan in 2022. “It is not deep enough yet! I am only joking!

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Bird Talk: An Exploration of Avian Communication–A Book Review

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If the photo looks familiar to you, it’s probably because it was used to illustrate a New York Times article on Pin-tailed Whydah parasitism in 2017, if you haven’t seen it, click on one of the links in this paragraph. This is a beautifully designed book. The Pieplow titles will help you identify a bird sound.