10,000 Birds

MARCH 8, 2011

Firstly, shorebirds present a significant ID challenge. Its a great place for novice and more experienced birders to enjoy and get to grips with a good variety of North American plovers, most of which are present on any given day, especially in winter. For me, there’s a few things that drive this fascination.

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Florida South Africa 2011 Africa 200

10,000 Birds

MARCH 16, 2011

However early March sees the passage of a vastly underrated migrant to British Shores, or should that be from British Shores as they have probably been present all winter? OpticsPlanet - Great prices on binoculars for birding , spotting scopes , telescopes , flashlights , compasses & more! The Scandinavian Rock Pipit A.p.

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2011 Deer Fish New York 156

10,000 Birds

MARCH 16, 2011

Baicich, one of our most passionate proponents of American birding conservation — misguided though he is on the topic of the Duck Stamp — has identified the Bold Ideas presented on the Conserving the Future site that deal specifically with birds and birding issues.

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2011 Wildlife Birds Deer 140

10,000 Birds

MARCH 6, 2011

Also present in other parts of the park were fox and white-throated sparrows. OpticsPlanet - Great prices on binoculars for birding , spotting scopes , telescopes , flashlights , compasses & more! I see why people sometimes call them gray ghosts. On Sunday at Kissena Park I saw five species of sparrows.

2011 156

2011 New York Deer Birds 156

10,000 Birds

MARCH 10, 2011

When I began birding with people from parts farther north I became familiar with the term “ Half Hardy “, which refers to those species of birds who are generally present in small numbers during mild winters, but usually can’t handle the rough patches of extreme cold temperatures and snow that are less frequent.

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North Carolina 2011 St. Louis Baltimore 140

10,000 Birds

MARCH 16, 2011

There are are presently thought to be five species of kiwi with a possible sixth extinct species, all of which have suffered varying degrees of range contraction since the arrival of humans. OpticsPlanet - Great prices on binoculars for birding , spotting scopes , telescopes , flashlights , compasses & more!

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New Zealand 2011 Deer New York 149

10,000 Birds

FEBRUARY 4, 2014

It’s not just that he has reduced the birds to their basic shapes, he presents them in visually delightful compositions. I reduced all lines and edges to straights and curves (that’s all there are) and began to render with mechanical drawing instruments¬ ruling pen, compass, French curve, T-square, triangle.

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Betty Crocker Birds 2008 2007 170