January 2007

Try and guess the song and/or artist (not the bird).

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The Wisconsin Society of Ornithology collected data from 1995 to 2000 and created the Atlas of the Breeding Birds of Wisconsin.
Kirtland’s Warbler

This map shows the possiblity of Kirtland’s Warbler nesting in northeastern Wisconsin. The more habitat restoration that occurs in this area, the higher probability of confirmed nesting.
Gray Jay

This map shows a direct line of [...]

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There are many symbols that can be used to represent a country. A national bird is one of the most common. Often these symbols are printed on flags, seals, money, and popular products. People then associate that bird with their country.

Photo courtesy of (c) Dinali Sanchez, dinali77
Mexico’s national bird is the (Northern) [...]

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There has been a lot of owl activity of late on local internet bird sighting lists. Some people seem to throw ethics out the window when offered the opportunity to photograph a great bird. I just read a great post by Mike from Mike’s Digiscoping Blog discussing photographic ethics.
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Often I go birding and try to photograph birds that are singing. I come home, the pictures sit on my camera’s memory card for a week and then I upload the pics. They are all marked P#######. So I try to put a name on the bird and sometimes confusion arises.
Do you know what bird [...]

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