Molt: (of birds, insects, reptiles, etc.) to cast or shed the feathers, skin, or the like, that will be replaced by a new growth. While it is something we are well aware of, molt is a highly complex part of a bird’s life history. There are many questions about why, when, how, where birds molt.
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The following is a review of the completely revised 8th edition, Field Guide to the Birds of Australia by Ken Simpson and Nicolas Day. We received this copy from the publisher, Penguin Australia. The Field Guide to the Birds of Australia is a masterpiece of a guide and a comprehensive resource for birding in Australia.
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The following is a review of Sy Montgomery’s Birdology: Adventures with a Pack of Hens, a Peck of Pigeons, Cantankerous Crows, Fierce Falcons, Hip Hop Parrots, Baby Hummingbirds, and One Murderously Big Living Dinosaur. This review is written by Birdfreak Team member Susan Callaway. The book was sent to us by the publisher to review
The following review was written by our very own young birder, 12-year old Dakota. These are his thoughts on the new Peterson Field Guide to Birds of both Eastern/Central and Western North America. Both books were sent to us by the publisher to review. Whether you live in the western or eastern part of
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Donald Kroodsma’s follow up to The Singing Life of Birds provides much of the same song learning techniques but with an easier read. Birdsong by the Seasons: A Year of Listening to Birds has 24 stories that follow the calendar year with tales straight from the field. All of the 24 accounts are fascinating
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Donald Kroodsma’s The Singing Life of Birds: The Art and Science of Listening to Birdsong is an excellent tool for learning bird sounds. Instead of focusing on how to identify specific bird songs and calls, Kroodsma teaches the reader how to listen. This unique approach can potentially bring your birding ears to new levels and
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Prairie Spring: A Journey Into the Heart of a Season by Pete Dunne is a journey into the transition of the doldrums of winter into the season of life, Spring. But it is also a recount of how birding is becoming more mainstream and how birders are a real source of environmental improvement power. Dunne
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The “horn” of Africa consists of Ethiopia, Eritrea, Djibouti, Somalia, and Socotra, an area that is under-birded and thus less known than other parts of Africa. Some of this geographical area is “off-limits” to birders, yet with over 1,000 species recorded, is still an interesting and diverse place. Many of the species found in Birds
