Rare Bird Alert: May 24, 2024
Late means means rarity minded birders turn their eyes to western Alaska, where Asian vagrants and birders are arriving on the islands in significant numbers. On St Paul Island in the Pribilofs, highlights [...]
Migratory Medleys and a Chorus of Care
Anticipating each sunrise, early birds chime in to build up a rousing and memorable soundscape of melodies and harmonies, cheeps and chatters, shouts and murmurs. Dawn Songs: A Birdwatcher’s Field Guide to the Poetics of Migration is a collection of poems and essays...
Rare Bird Alert: August 25, 2023
Continuing rarities in the ABA Area include both Berylline Hummingbird (ABA Code 4) and Plain-capped Starthroat (4) in southeastern Arizona, and at least one of the Large-billed Terns (5) present in Florida since [...]
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Rare Bird Alert: November 18, 2022
I was in Texas last week for the Rio Grande Valley Birding Festival and thus, not able to put together a roundup. I appreciate your patience and hope you enjoy this week's [...]
Rare Bird Alert: October 28, 2022
Continuing rarities in the ABA Area into this last week of October include a continuation of the ongoing Red-legged Honeycreeper (ABA Code 5) invasion, with the Texas bird continuing and more individuals [...]
A Thorough Resource on Bird Names
Birders love discussing bird names: whether they’re accurate, whether they’re useful, what an unusual word means, who did the naming, whom the names honor, and if they should honor anyone at all. Bird name buffs of all types will enjoy and benefit from Gary H. Meiter’s Bird is the Word...
Oaxaca – 2022
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