10,000 Birds

SEPTEMBER 26, 2013

Many species build nests of sticks or mud or spit on human-made structures , or in houses we’ve constructed specifically for their use. For centuries, it seems that ornithologists and naturalists have correctly pegged swallows to the right family. Barn Swallow (left) and Red-rumped Swallow (right), photo by Dena Rowlands.

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Jordan Iowa Birds Africa 184

10,000 Birds

APRIL 3, 2012

Connecticut birder Mark Szantyr, in a post to Birdfellow a few years ago, photographed some birds that seem to shows some evidence of being intergrades (as well as a much more “White-throat-y” hybrid). Last week a mystery bird from New Jersey rightly caused a fair bit of confusion among birders of the Garden State and beyond.

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New Jersey North Carolina Sparrows Connecticut 222

10,000 Birds

JUNE 7, 2019

Birds may have taken to these artificial perches like ducks to water, but human reactions to the newfangled poles and wires were hardly as appreciative, especially in the early day. We humans tend not to think of utility poles and wires as “beautiful” or “natural” elements of the environment, when we notice them at all. As Daniel L.

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10,000 Birds

AUGUST 9, 2013

The general public is out and about, birds and animals are raising their young, and human/wildlife interaction is at its peak. Two days ago I went on Facebook and queried some of my exhausted compatriots: if you could have one wish right now – anything in the world – what would it be?

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