2 hours ago | 10,000 Birds

There are owls in New York City. Big owls: Barred Owls on Riverside Drive and down the path from Harlem Meer, a Great Horned Owl in Central Park's Ramble. They are the city's...
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Book in Progress

17 hours ago | Ornithology

I'm just beginning work on my 11 th book, tentatively called An Atlas of Birds. Organized a bit like a geographic atlas, it will feature birds from each of nine biogeographical...
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Best Bird of the Weekend

1 day ago | 10,000 Birds

I hope all of our American friends had a splendid Thanksgiving and extended weekend. Isn't it funny how we call this holiday Turkey Day even though most barnyard poultry...
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A Pilbara pool

2 days ago | 10,000 Birds

If you happen to be driving the highway from the North-west coastal highway towards Marble Bar there are a few obvious places to pull over to bird. There are a few river...
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A Japanese in China

5 days ago | 10,000 Birds

The Avibase China birdlist counts 7 species of minivets for China - one of which is the Ashy Minivet. For Japan, there are only two species listed - again the Ashy Minivet, but...
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Forest Bathing

6 days ago | 10,000 Birds

I'm writing this post primarily because I am currently dreaming of the subject. Having been penned in our house for the last month , the last time we have been out birding...
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My Birding Buddies

6 days ago | 10,000 Birds

I finally had to get a new laptop last week. While almost everything is up and running beautifully, I haven't managed to figure out how to use the updated photo editor program...
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Home Sweet Habitat

7 days ago | Minnesota Zoo

Some animals are amazing architects! Spiders weave webs, birds build nests, and beavers construct lodges and dams while also creating a habitat for many other animals. So let's...
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Make Your Own Bird Feed

7 days ago | Minnesota Zoo

There are many ways to participate in wildlife conservation, and you don't have to venture far to do it! Did you know you can make your own food to support birds in your...
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Kookaburra

7 days ago | Ornithology

In 1938, the feature film Tarzan and the Green Goddess contained a call from the Laughing Kookaburra even though Tarzan's adventures occurred in Africa where there are no...
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Book in Progress

I'm just beginning work on my 11 th book, tentatively called An Atlas of Birds. Organized a bit like a geographic atlas, it will feature birds from each of nine biogeographical... Read more ...

When Birds Are Near: Dispatches From Contemporary Writers

There are owls in New York City. Big owls: Barred Owls on Riverside Drive and down the path from Harlem Meer, a Great Horned Owl in Central Park's Ramble. They are the city's... Read more ...

Best Bird of the Weekend

I hope all of our American friends had a splendid Thanksgiving and extended weekend. Isn't it funny how we call this holiday Turkey Day even though most barnyard poultry... Read more ...