After nine months of first releasing it and getting a great response, we have updated our Guide to Taking Kids Birding. Much has been changed and added to this guide and it is definitely worth a look if you have young kids with even a remote interest in birds. Perhaps the biggest change, however, is
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Bird Photography Weekly #4 was our best week so far!! We had 15 species/submissions, 6 more than last week and 5 more than are previous high. Great work all!! Another week is upon us so help spread the word and maybe we’ll reach 20. Scaly-breasted Munia Brown-headed Cowbird Ruddy Turnstone Great Kiskadee Barn Owl Brown-headed
Here is a short series of a Solitary Sandpiper [Tringa solitaria] scoring a lengthy earthworm meal. Victory!!
Skywatch is upon us for yet another week. We have yet to get tired of the first recorded nesting Mississippi Kites in Winnebago County, Illinois. So here is the male searching for perhaps a dragonfly or Chimney Swift to feed his young.
The American Bird Conservancy is a treasure trove of bird conservation information. While the ABC website is a great place to browse, there are two ways to stay up on important bird conservation news. One, you can subscribe to the free newsletter, Birdwire. Two, you can subscribe to the Bird News Network. The American Bird
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All over the world there are great places to go birding. Some are thousands of acres of pristine habitat while others are little nooks where industrious birds find safety and thrive. Do you have a special “Little Green Place” that is worthy of getting the attention it deserves? The Cornell Lab of Ornithology has a
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Despite being a bird of mudflats and saltmarshes, 90% of Short-billed Dowitchers {Limnodromus griseus} breed in the Boreal Forest of Canada. An approximate decline of 50% has gained this fun-to-watch shorebird a spot on the conservation concern list. The threats facing Short-billed Dowitchers are not fully known, but habitat loss and habitat degradation from oil
Bird Photography Weekly #3 yielded only 9 species, down from last week’s ten. Perhaps this week will be more photo-fulfilling! Help spread the word; you know birds are awesome! Mississippi Kite [juv.] The list: Wood Stork Senegal Coucal Common Nighthawk Red-faced Cormorant American White Pelican Red-breasted Nuthatch American Avocet Carolina Wren Mississippi Kite
