10,000 Birds

AUGUST 7, 2012

Yes, 2011 was a great year for birding the Triangle. There was a Peregrine Falcon hanging around the back arms of the lake all season, scaring up the birds right when you thought you had a Western Sandpiper nailed down. That is, unless the good citizens of Raleigh start using a lot of water really soon.

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Raleigh North Carolina Falcons 2012 168

10,000 Birds

JANUARY 6, 2015

I love birding games. I’m constantly on the lookout for different angles to take with my birding. Not that birding for its own sake isn’t great, but sometimes you need that extra little motivation to get you out the door on a day you’d just as well sleep in. Birding competitions county listing fun games'

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Game Raleigh North Carolina Gorillas 181

10,000 Birds

JANUARY 21, 2014

In a recent article on birding in USA Today, I was quoted as saying the following : Nate Swick, editor of the ABA’s blog, says some people compare birding to golf, in that everyone keeps their own scores, relying on the honor system. Even at birding’s highest level, it’s still a pretty tight-knit community.

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Raleigh 2008 Rights Raised 208

10,000 Birds

SEPTEMBER 18, 2012

Fall birding brings out the bipolarity in all of us. With more time than usual to bird this last month, I’ve been able to watch fall migration come on slowly. This past weekend, though, the first big cold front passed through; a clipper with winds blowing down on us straight from Ontario loaded (hopefully) with birds.

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Raleigh Tennessee Canada Owls 181