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Best Bird of the Weekend (Second of April 2016)

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I don’t know which legislative branch to appeal to, but there ought to be a law that mandates life birds on a birder’s birthday. Fortunately, Conesus Lake holds all manner of superb waterfowl, including more Common Loons in breeding plumage than I’ve ever seen at one time. Sure beats cake! How about you?

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Best Bird of the Weekend (First of June 2016)

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June in the Northern Hemisphere brings birds on their breeding grounds, some still frisky and others settled down taking care of their chicks. I experienced some of my best birding in a long time as I explored some new trails at my mother-in-law’s rural Pennsylvania home. How about you? What was your best bird of the weekend?

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How to Know the Birds: The Art and Adventure of Birding – A Book Review

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I do need to note that a rare error crops up here–LISTSERV is not a generic electronic bulletin board, it is a propriety product owned by a company and the use of the term is protected by trademark law. ” The essays are arranged in thematic order grouped in six sections: “Spark Bird!” He received a B.A.

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One Last Wood-Warbler Week Post

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We’ll see… But there is one more thing to do for Wood-Warbler Week, and that is to figure out what wood-warbler is represented in the Wood-Warbler Week logo, which was created by my wonderful sister-in-law, Stephanie Chung. And, as a bonus question, from what blog post on 10,000 Birds is the picture taken?

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The Ross Sea – the Last Intact Marine Ecosystem on Earth – and I

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“Below the 40th latitude there is no law; below the 50th no god; below the 60th no common sense and below the 70th no intelligence whatsoever.” (“Antarctica” by Kim Stanley Robinson, 1998). There are 11 species of birds that breed in the Ross Sea region. The region is also a major habitat for petrels. And the Mammals. Now you know.

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Snapper by Brian Kimberling

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Now it is a book from a swank New York publishing house, with a fantastic jacket design and a significant marketing push (I ran across a quote from it in Outside magazine yesterday, and of course it is being reviewed on the premeire birding blog on the entire Internet.)

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Britain’s Birds: An Identification Guide to the Birds of Britain and Ireland–A Book Review

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and share their expertise , or do big years or write excellent blog posts. The authors themselves–Rob Hume, Robert Still, Andy Swash, Hugh Harrop, and David Tipling–collectively have 100s of years of birding and photographic experience. The chapters, however, offer very good introductions to each bird group.

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