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A Gentlemen’s Big Day’s Birding

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There was a good variety of ducks, including Tufted, Gadwall and Shoveler, plus our first waders of the day. These included nesting Lapwings, while we also added Little Ringed Plover ( pictured below ), Ringed Plover (four migrants, pausing briefly before heading north), and a fine Black-tailed Godwit in full breeding plumage.

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Some Ingenuity Can Go a Long Way

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This is similar to the fact that all birds, even first time breeders within a species build identical nests. Further support for inherent behavior comes from experiments. In another experiment, other species of Darwin Finches were kept next to Woodpecker Finches that used tools. The behavior was inherent. Photo: Peter Wilton.

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The Wonderfulness of Local Field Guides: Reviews of ABA Field Guide to Birds of Maine & Birding Guide to the Greater Pasadena Area

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we learn) that are home to coveted boreal species, breeding wood-warblers, and two species of Grouse. Its purpose, chief editor Mickey Long tells us, “is to provide useful information for birders of all skill and experience levels” (p.

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Birding Iceland on the Fly

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Being technically outside the summer tourism season, one can enjoy the somewhat less expensive travel and hotel costs, less crowded venues, great weather and nearly endless daylight—and of course many birds migrating and beginning the breeding/nesting season! I can hardly begin to describe the surreal experience that unfolded before me.

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How to Start Bird Watching So That You Keep Bird Watching

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If you look for ducks in summer or warblers in winter, you’re very likely to be disappointed. Unless you’re a big fan of your local breeding birds, you’ll find that this is the most boring time of the birding year. Consult the Calendar Timing is everything. Get serious… birds are everywhere.