Sat.Nov 09, 2013 - Fri.Nov 15, 2013

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The Search for the Holy Grail

10,000 Birds

'Grey Hypocolius is a Holy Grail of Middle Eastern birding. Not because it is rare – it isn’t, just widely scattered and ill-numbered. Or because it is endangered – it isn’t. Part of its attraction lies in it being a monotypic bird in the family Hypocoliidae – there are no other bird species in its genus and family. The other part of its attractiveness may be coming from the fact that it breeds in Iraq, Iran, Afghanistan, and Pakistan – countries seldom visited by foreign birders.

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Get your pet ready for the holidays with PetSmart!

4 The Love Of Animals

'Friends, PetSmart has some seriously cute holiday goodies for your pet. And it’s not just the dogs and cats that get treats, they even have things for your aquarium, and a Santa Suit for guinea pigs ! Baby got a package full of Christmas fun from PetSmart recently, and can’t wait to share them all with you! We will even be hosting a giveaway for you dear readers to help your pup get in the holiday spirit.

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Bohemian Waxwings

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'Judging by the abundant links on the previously posted articles, it would seem that waxwings send folks all-of-a-flutter. The BBC’s Autumnwatch program have been following the migration here and have asked viewers to be especially on the lookout for Bohemian Waxwings as they cross the North Sea to visit the berry bushes of the UK. The birds we see here mostly migrate in from Scandinavia where they breed during the northern summer.

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The Medicine Bird

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'In case you were wondering, it’s difficult to type when your hands are clenched in the shape of a man’s neck. Check out the beautiful white Red-tailed Hawk in the photo above. If she an albino or leucistic? True albinos are unable to produce the skin pigment melanin, although they can produce other skin pigments which can give feathers or skin a pale yellow color.

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November Shorebirds at the East Pond of Jamaica Bay

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'It is extremely unusual that we birders can still walk the East Pond of Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge in November. By now water levels should be high and the pond should be full as ducks, both dabbling and diving, are making their way south from cooler climes. But this autumn has been seriously lacking in the precipitation department, which means that water levels have not risen much from the summer months, when the water level is lowered to provide edge habitat for shorebirds and the birders tha

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Best Bird of the Weekend (Second of November 2013)

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'Oh to be in Texas admiring the celebrity bird du jour , an incredibly unexpected Amazon Kingfisher ! Amazing encounters occur when amazing birders visit amazing places, but serendipitous sightings increase exponentially when so many amazing birders gather for an amazing birding festival. Congratulations to our buddy Jeff Bouton for bringing unexpected joy and a new ABA tick to so many happy birders and congrats as well to our friends at the Rio Grande Valley Birding Festival , one of the most e

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Where Are You Birding This Third Weekend of November 2013?

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'Imagine waking up to this sunrise and then encountering a megararity… that’s how Sharon rolls in the Rio Grande Valley. When frost is on the vine and days grow short, some of us dream of sun-kissed beaches, sultry rainforests, and exotic avifauna. The rest of you can have winter finches and intermediate gulls: give me trogons, toucans, and turacos (but not all at once!

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The Very Angry Tui

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'I’ve stated in the past that I thought that the Pukeko, or Purple Swamphen, is New Zealand’s most iconic bird after the kiwi. On further reflection, there is perhaps another contender, the Tui. Tui are large members of the honeyeater family, one of two species found in New Zealand. They are interesting for a number of reasons, like their range, which stretches from the sub-tropical Kermadec Islands to the sub-Antarctic Auckland Islands, along with pretty much every place in New Zea

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Another Thumbs Up for Avian Radar?

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'“Miracle on the Hudson” image by Greg L./Wikimedia Commons. “Any improvement on bird detection and bird warning would be welcomed.” So says Captain Chesley “Sully” Sullenberger, from the infamous “ Miracle on the Hudson ” flight, about strategies to make air travel safer. As you might recall, upon takeoff from LaGuardia Airport in New York in January 2009, Sullenberger’s plane collided with a flock of migratory Canada Geese and was forced t

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What Happens When A Code 5 Rarity Shows Up At A Bird Festival

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'I love the Rio Grande Valley Bird Festival. I love birding the area and I love the people–it’s a fantastic combination of crazy birds and fun socializing. During the festival people come from all over the world and any place you go birding, chances are good you are going to run into someone you know or make a new birding friend. I’ve yet to meet someone who birded the valley and then says, “Meh,” it’s always, “Oh, I love it, I got so many life birds and

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Hot birds

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'As our Wet Season approaches we have experienced some very hot and dry days rather than the usual cooler and more humid days. Of course when I say “cooler” I mean below 35c/95f and “hot” is over 43c/110f. Night time temperatures are only down to 27c/80f, so there are no blankets in sight! Early every morning we have birds in our garden getting a bath and drink, but the hottest days bring in the birds of prey and one of our most regular visitors is the Brown Goshawk.

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Fixing a Hole: The Gray-Crowned Rosy-Finch Saga Begins

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'So, winter is very nearly upon us, and no, I never did find a Yellow-headed Blackbird. It has snowed in Montana, it has snowed at the Olde Homestead, and I have commenced my annual Andy Rooney-like wails of anguish about the earlier and earlier appearance of holiday decorations in stores. It’s time, if the time is ever, to get serious about this Gray-crowned Rosy-finch mission.

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