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A Nashville Warbler Bathing in the Pond During Migration

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Nashville Warbler ( Oreothlypis ruficapilla ridgwayi ) photos by Larry Jordan I have been enjoying some first time visitors to my yard this fall, including several warblers, one of which is the western Nashville Warbler ( Oreothlypis ruficapilla ridgwayi ). Here’s a short video of the Nashville Warbler taking that bath.

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May Warblers, Costa Rican Style

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For myself and surely thousands of other birders, May is when I saw my first of many birds. May migration in many parts of eastern North America was and is an amazing natural celebration. Yes, the birding is truly exciting but we just don’t have the annual parade of breeding plumaged, singing warblers, grosbeaks, and orioles.

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Looking for Lost Warblers at Parque Rio Loro, Costa Rica

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In the world of birding, we have our stars, the birds that lift our spirits and provoke oohs, aahs, and admiration. These are the birds that make us race to the nearest park, scan refuge headquarter trees with anxious eyes, and turn some of us into temporary paparazzi.

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Wood Warbler Names Done Right

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For many North American birders, wood warblers represent everything exciting, compelling, and immediate about birding. Consider some examples: NAMED FOR OTHER BIRDS. Somehow, the northernmost redstart in the Americas didn’t receive the same treatment. Even worse, such sobriquets obscure insight into the birds themselves.

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Black Swifts Nesting at McArthur-Burney Falls Memorial State Park

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McArthur-Burney Falls Memorial State Park offers close viewing of these birds as well as interpretive signs throughout the park. Over 130 bird species have been observed on the five miles of hiking trails that wind through evergreen and hardwood forests. Photo from Wikipedia Commons taken by Terry Gray.

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Manky Muscovy Ducks

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home about advertise archives birds conservation contact galleries links reviews subscribe Browse: Home / Birds / Manky Muscovy Ducks Manky Muscovy Ducks By Mike • March 2, 2011 • 6 comments Tweet Share The Muscovy Duck ( Cairina moschata ) attracts more attention than most ducks, at least in North America.

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Slowing down Chimney Swifts

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I always thought it was funny even before I really got what a stoagie was, because there’s something inherently joyful about the chittering, chattering Chimney Swifts that circle just about every neighborhood in eastern North America. And the next day they’re gone, coursing over the skies of South America.