The Boreal Songbird Initiative is seeking petition signatures to ask the Canadian government to keep large amounts of the Boreal forest intact. All you have to do is sign your name to help this great cause reach the goal of 70,000 signatures before the May 12th launch. The birds will thank you and Birdfreak.com thanks
Continue reading Save Our Boreal Birds Petition – Your Signature Needed!
Saturday April 18th was the Midwest Crane Count 2009, an event sponsored by the International Crane Foundation. We were in our same spots as the last two years: part of our group at the Natural Land Institute‘s Nygren Wetlands and the part of us at a privately owned marsh. Our objective was to count Sandhill
Each year in the state of Illinois we participate in the Spring Bird Count. This statewide event occurs on the second Saturday of May Saturday between May 4th and May 10th. Unfortunately, we will not be participating this year (or at least much more limited) because Jennie (Veery) is graduating from Northern Illinois University on
Predicting the future is sorta like picking football results. The longer into the future your prediction, the higher the probability you will be wrong. So, what is in the years ahead for birders? As we get more fast-paced and high-tech, we think birders will become more advanced as they make a push to slow down
Continue reading The Future of Birding and Conservation: Predictions and Wishful Thinking
Through the Boreal Songbird Initiative, we have become aware of an interesting book offer. From March 16th until March 20th, the book Tar Sands: Dirty oil and the Future of a Continent by Andrew Nikiforuk will be available completely free in a PDF download. This book discusses how this type of oil extraction is more
eBird’s work on engaging thousands of birders to collect data on bird abundance and species is ever growing for the better. Here are a few things to check out while deciding to join eBird and join the Citizen Science crew in bird conservation: – Jack Siler’s eBird Rarity Map – This map shows rare bird
There’s no denying. We love Burning Hawk Wines. Not only are they tasty, the story behind the philanthropic beverage is a beautiful one. And perhaps more beautiful is the groundwork that Nick Papadopoulos, mastermind behind the project, has created that will inspire other organizations to put their profits into giving back to great causes. Simple
Continue reading Burning Hawk Wine – Cause Marketing We Can All Learn From
Bird Cinema – Collecting and sharing bird videos, Bird Cinema brings viewers and videographers together to share and comment on bird videos. The site began in July of 2007. It has really grown and is a good place to find videos of many different species. The Internet Bird Collection – 29523 videos of 5615 bird
