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Category: Backyard Birding

10 Simple and Easy Ways to Complete a Bioblitz

10 Simple and Easy Ways to Complete a Bioblitz

Written by The Birdfreak Teamon April 11, 2016March 30, 2016

What is a Bioblitz? The goal of a bioblitz is simple: take an inventory of all life forms you can find in a particular area over a particular time period. This time period is usually 24 hours but can be stretched to two days depending on scheduling. Creating a bioblitz is simple and easy and

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Snowy Owls in the Yard

Written by The Birdfreak Teamon February 7, 2014March 22, 2016

This has been a wild winter and it isn’t over yet. We’ve had countless days of below zero temperatures and well above-average snowfall totals. The snow drifts along our driveway are deep enough to get lost in. This cold weather, while limiting my birding, brought a wonderful surprise to our yard: Snowy Owls! Yes, Snowy,

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New Yard = New Birds

Written by The Birdfreak Teamon July 3, 2013July 3, 2013

Stacia and I have recently completed construction on our house. With a new house comes a new yard and with a new yard, new yard birds! But first I must backtrack a little. Calling it a yard is quite misleading at this point. A year ago, the landscape was a field of corn. No grass,

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The Willow Tree Collapse

Written by The Birdfreak Teamon April 27, 2008November 2, 2018

At 1:35 PM on Friday, April 25th, 2008 our backyard willow tree made a fantastic display of what happens when a dead tree mixes with wind and gravity. With a loud rumble, 80% of the tree came crashing down, taking power lines and part of our fence with it but missing every living thing in

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American Robin Bathing to Music

American Robin Bathing to Music

Written by The Birdfreak Teamon January 26, 2007March 30, 2016

This is a backyard American Robin bathing to music. The song is “Dare” by the Gorillaz. We set up this heated bird bath in close proximity to a window where we could observe, photograph, and film birds and other wildlife. American Robins are common in our area as they are in much of the United

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Take Kids Birding! has been updated. I’d love your feedback.

Backyard Farming Bird Conservation is a newish concept we are trying to promote.

Bird Friendly Chicago – add your support for birds in the world’s deadliest city for migrating birds.

Birdfreak Natural History Book Club

Birdfreak Natural History Book Club
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Natural History Book discussions, group reads and more!

Books we’ve read

Coyote America: A Natural and Supernatural History
A Sand County Almanac and Sketches Here and There
Desert Solitaire
Eager: The Surprising, Secret Life of Beavers and Why They Matter
The Animal Dialogues: Uncommon Encounters in the Wild
The Wilderness Warrior: Theodore Roosevelt and the Crusade for America
Silent Spring
The Invention of Nature: Alexander von Humboldt's New World
The Big Burn: Teddy Roosevelt and the Fire that Saved America



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