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Today’s birds and tomorrow’s forecast
First off, birds are on the move again tonight. I’ll post the radar by 7am tomorrow morning. Today on the ‘back 40’ the migration was evident. Conspicuously absent were tanagers and orioles…weird. From 7:30 – 9:30am Magnolia Warbler (5, all adult females) Common Yellowthroat (many) Prairie Warbler (1 adult female) Ovenbird (1) Blue-winged Warbler (1 […]
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2005 Fall Migration Radar Study
I’ll be kicking off the 2005 Fall Migration Radar Study when I return from the AOU conference at the end of the month. If you’re unfamiliar with the study, please read last season’s description to familiarize yourself. I looks like migration is getting underway, with some really nice fall warbler days already reported from Cape […]
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Hummingbird Photography
Hummingbird Photography Set Originally uploaded by woodcreeper. Sitting around the house can get old quick. Thank goodness for the hummingbird feeder outside the dining room window! I’ve created a set of photographs, including three which depict my camera setup used to take the hummingbird images. If you view the set, make sure to click on […]
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Online Seabird Skull Collection
Thanks to Matty-O for sending me the link to this website. Edward Soldaat has curated a fantastic reference collection of seabird skulls, which can be accessed through his Seabird Osteology Pages website. From Loons and Grebes to Albatrosses and Shearwaters, to Gulls and Terns and Penguins and Alcids, this site is full of great skull […]
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Owl Trip to Canada
Great Gray Owl (Strix nebulosa) (profile) Originally uploaded by woodcreeper. Ben Baiser, Inga, and I spent last weekend up in Ontario, Canada, for some killer winter birding. Thanks to our friend Sandra Keller, we were able to stay with a great couple, Joel and Marian Ellis, in Kingston, Canada. Joel is a fantastic birder and […]