by The Birdfreak Team on August 26, 2008
Matt Brown of The Patagonia Birding and Butterfly Company in Arizona and Robin Baxter found a singing Sinaloa (Bar-vented) Wren at the Nature Conservancy’s Patagonia-Sonoita Creek Preserve in Patagonia, Arizona.
This will be a new record for the ABA area and the search is on to re-locate the bird, seen Monday morning between ten and ten forty-five. Matt Brown was able to get a photograph of the bird which is posted on the Arizona Field Ornithologists‘ site. He was also able to record the sound for further documentation.
Sinaloa Wren
Thanks to Glen Tepke for permission to use photo - This photo shows the amazing tail of this awesome wren.
Rick Wright of Aimophila Adventures posted some photos of the bird for identification help for those in search of the Sinaloa Wren. The entire Birdfreak Team is wishing they were 1400 miles closer to the excitement!
by The Birdfreak Team on August 26, 2008
Birdwatcher: The Life of Roger Tory Peterson, written by Elizabeth J. Rosenthal and published by The Lyons Press—Guilford, CT, takes us through the adventures of Roger Tory from a fledgling birdwatcher to “The King Penguin” of ornithology. Ms. Rosenthal captures the many facets that make up the man best known for the Field Guide that made birding into what it is today. [click to continue...]
by The Birdfreak Team on August 25, 2008
by The Birdfreak Team on August 24, 2008
To be released on August 28th and published by Houghton Mifflin, The Peterson Field Guide to the Birds of North America is the end of summer, must-have edition to every birder’s library. Even though we possess over 30 field guides, it is still a much welcomed edition.
History
Much of what continues to make Peterson Field Guides wonderful is the history. Having been around since 1934 and being produced by one of the world’s best bird artists, Roger Tory Peterson put his heart and soul into his guides. It wasn’t about fame or money. He wholeheartedly felt his work made for better birders and his positive attitude towards improving the state of birds radiates from his guides. [click to continue...]
by The Birdfreak Team on August 23, 2008
After consulting numerous birders coming to view the “Rockford Mississippi Kites”, the original pair of birds now includes a THIRD Kite, this one a juvenile. Thus, the implications are this bird nested here in Rockford, right by a city park and grade school.
We think this was the kite’s nest
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by The Birdfreak Team on August 23, 2008
House Wrens are known to be a bit big for their size. We witness them often dive-bombing squirrels, chasing away Blue Jays, and scolding if someone even dares look in the direction of their nest box. Even their appetites can be a bit large.
Dakota believes this House Wren is feasting on a large grasshopper
Those legs are just empty calories anyway…
Off to look for another insect
We added this to the Camera Critters #20.
by The Birdfreak Team on August 22, 2008
This Sedge Wren is unofficially our 4,000th photo uploaded to Flickr.
Sedge Wren taken on August 16th at Horicon Marsh in Wisconsin
Canon Rebel XTi, 400mm
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