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• November birding at Great Chalfield

  
  10,000 Birds — Authority: 506
  The recent weather here in the UK has reminded us Brits that we in fact live on a fairly small rock on one edge of the Atlantic Ocean. When the wind blows somewhere over that great body of volatile water it invariably ends up crashing into the British Isles, spraying the entire country with cold rain. Younger readers ...
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• James Mitchell Reviews The Complete Photographic Guide: Birds of Southern Africa

  
  BOOK SA - Reviews — Authority: 432
  Verdict: carrot Use this “field guide” sitting down - it’s a solid piece of work. It claims to be the “largest and most comprehensive” one-volume collection of photographs of southern African birds, pulling together more than 2 500 images in the process. Not only are all of southern Africa’s 958 bird ...
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• The Great American Bird Count

  
  Rec and Sports — Authority: 160
  Those who enjoy birdwatching can now turn their hobby into research for North American birds. Each year the Cornell Lab of Ornithology organizes a count of feeder birds across the country. The effort is called Project FeederWatch and those who participate simply count the number of birds present at a given place and ...
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• The Great American Bird Count

  
  Spray Paint Car Blog — Authority: 153
  The many fans of watching local birds can now turn their passion into meaningful research through Project FeederWatch. Facilitated by the Cornell Lab of Ornithology, Project FeederWatch involves volunteers across the nation helping scientists monitor bird life in North America. The final result is a comprehensive ...
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• Best Bird of the Weekend (Second of November 2009)

  
  10,000 Birds — Authority: 506
  How was your weekend? Any good birds? Don’t be shy… tell us about your best bird! My best bird this weekend had to be Brant , a hard goose to get on Lake Ontario. Corey’s best bird was also a goose, specifically a  Cackling Goose , although a Long-eared Owl in Brooklyn came in a close second. Charlie ...
  8 hours ago

• While you were birding [with some link goodness]

  
  LASSIE, GET HELP — Authority: 123
  Underwhelmed: landshark Lu [the cop-charger ], Bounce, Smoke, Twig [curled up in Smokys crate] and Gray try to curb their enthusiasm. "I ts the first weekend of Project FeederWatch ! This is so totally cool and exciting! OMG, I think thats a Towhee ! Guys, check it out! Guys...?" Seriously, Im very jazzed ...
  9 hours ago

• Gull Watching with Alvaro Jaramillo

  
  Blog The Beach — Authority: 121
  Posted by David McRee at BlogTheBeach.comGull watching is addictive. Find out what its all about at the North American Gull Conference coming up in January 2010 in Titusville, Florida. Alvaro Jaramillo will be helping birders learn to identify gulls through classroom instruction and field experience. The North ...
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• More Images from the Rio Grande

  
  Tails of Birding — Authority: 123
  Weve had two full days at the Rio Grande Valley Birding Festival. Its been good birding! Here are just a few more images of birds not seen in Vermont (unless the bird is very lost). First two are lifers. Spragues Pipit ... Hooded Oriole ... Black-crested Titmouse ... Green Jay (the Texas ...
  2 days ago

• November 13, 2009 Explore Minnesota Birding Report

  
  Explore Minnesota Travel News — Authority: 119
  Tundra Swans gather in large numbers on the Mississippi River near Winona during the fall season, reaching peak numbers during the month of November. Visitors will likely see lots of bald eagles as well. Information has been provided courtesy of the Minnesota Ornithologists’ Union. This report is brought to you by ...
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• Albany Rural Cemetary

  
  The Nightjar — Authority: 109
  Now some people have trouble bird watching in Cemetaries.  I guess the thought of thousands of dead people, slowly decomposing beneath your feet, can give some people the willies.  But, many Cemetary’s, especially in urban settings are oasis for birds. Albany Rural Cemetary is located just north of the City of ...
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• madagascar-pochard

  
  The Conservation Report — Authority: 488
  The Madagascar pochard ( Aythya innotata ) is one of the rarest birds in the world (pochards are a group of diving ducks). In fact, it was believed to be extinct at one time. However, by chance, an isolated but tiny population was discovered several years before when “ the Peregrine Fund, who were scouting for a ...
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• Those Little Bustards

  
  Migrations — Authority: 119
  A little more than a week ago, BirdLife Cyprus ’s field trip officer Stavros Christodoulides was put into contact with a Larnaca-area taxidermist who reportedly had been given three Little Bustards Tetrax tetrax to stuff over the last two years. Why is that interesting, you ask? Because the presence of Little ...
  3 days ago

• Where Are You Birding This Second Weekend of November 2009?

  
  10,000 Birds — Authority: 506
  November bears a strong resemblance to March in these parts, attired in the same shapeless, threadbare dress. Each of these months lacks distinction except that March heralds a steady upswing of hope while November descends into dreary despair, and I’m not just talking about the approaching holiday season! ...
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• Albany Pine Bush

  
  The Nightjar — Authority: 109
  *Note this post will be permanently linked in the Where to Bird in Eastern New York and Handicapped Birding Pages. The Albany Pine Bush is a series of Pine Dunes (part of a larger group of Pine Bush which runs down the Coast into New Jersey), nestled along an extension of the City of Albany and parts of the Towns of ...
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• My Record Column Today: The Christmas Bird Count

  
  The Celery Farm & Beyond — Authority: 131
  My birding column in The Record and Herald-News today is all about the Christmas Bird Count -- and how you can participate. The event has been held annually since 1900, and one of the first "circles" of counters was in...
  4 days ago

• Tree Swallows return

  
  Coastal Georgia Birding — Authority: 114
  I was driving down the Jekyll causeway when I saw them. They are finally here. Oh, there were one or two days when we had large numbers of Tree Swallows But now they are back in hordes. They are amazing. At least 3 weeks late but still amazing.
  4 days ago

• Why I Never Write

  
  Drawing The Motmot — Authority: 103
  Our little getaway in Santa Fe I’m in a post-show phase here where I’m out of stuff to really talk about, although I manage to pop onto Facebook about once a day and quack, which is what I think one does when one isn’t tweeting. I hope I can get this out of my system but in the meantime I hope you’ll forgive ...
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• Meopta 8x32 Binoculars Are Top-Notch

  
  The Brownstone Birding Blog — Authority: 107
  I recently received Meostar B1 8x32 binoculars from Meopta. They are looking for feedback from birders about their new 32mm series. I used them for birding during the past two weekends which gave me a unique opportunity to put them to the test under various conditions. When I first received the Meostars, I ...
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• 4 Mile Point/Vosburgh’s Marsh

  
  The Nightjar — Authority: 109
  * Note this post will be permanently linked in the “Where to Bird in Eastern New York Section” These two small preserves, located down the road from each other are two of my favorite locations to bird in Eastern Greene County, New York.  Both are located along the shores of the Hudson River and as such, provide ...
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• The Space Coast Birding Festival Experience

  
  Blog The Beach — Authority: 121
  Posted by David McRee at BlogTheBeach.com.What’s it like for thousands of bird nature lovers to gather in one town in Florida for a week and immerse themselves in what they love? I’ve found a few people blogging about their Space Coast Birding Festival experiences:Lee, of Lee’s Birdwatching Adventures Plus, ...
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