From the monthly archives:

August 2008


Welcome to the first edition of C-Notes, an ongoing series designed to pull together 2-3 small tidbits of important bird conservation issues.
Do it for Dominic The Small African Fellowship for Conservation, a project conceived by 10,000 Birds, wants to get the word out about a young Kenyan conservationist named Dominic who is working to [...]

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Phriday Photo - Flicker for Roger

by The Birdfreak Team on August 29, 2008 · 3 comments

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This one is for Roger Tory Peterson who changed the world because of this bird.
Northern Flicker

The story of the flicker for those who don’t know it yet:
Very often a single bird will get a person started bird watching. In my case it was a flicker that I saw when I was eleven, which I thought [...]

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Skywatch Friday - Sunset Over the Prairie

by The Birdfreak Team on August 28, 2008 · 27 comments

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Here is this week’s submission to the fantastic Friday festival known as Skywatch Friday.
Deer Run Prairie as the light fades and the American Woodcocks begin “peent”-ing

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A hundred years ago, Roger Tory Peterson was born in Jamestown, New York. We hope that Roger Tory Peterson Month will continue his memory in future years to come.
Roger Tory Peterson Month has been a fun time for us. We reviewed (and tested) the new Peterson Field Guide, read a few books about [...]

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You May Need a New Field Guide…

by The Birdfreak Team on August 27, 2008 · 7 comments

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With the new Peterson Field Guide to Birds of North America due out August 28th, it may be time to replace your old guide. If you have a vintage first edition Peterson, or your Sibley looks the opposite as our tattered copy, you may not need a new guide, but hey, there’s always room for [...]

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Photo Lifelist #240 - Chimney Swift

by The Birdfreak Team on August 26, 2008 · 0 comments

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Chimney Swifts are quite common around Rockford, Illinois but until a few days ago, they had gone uncaptured by our camera. This is still the best shot we got on a gloomy day while watching #239, the Mississippi Kite.
Chimney Swift

Cool fact about Chimney Swifts: “Swifts are among the most aerial of birds, flying almost constantly [...]

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