8 hours ago | 10,000 Birds

We have had some very hot and dry days this past week with temperatures around 40c most days and also humidity as low as 6%. It is always hotter as you move away from the coast...
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Fall Migration in Costa Rica- Six Things I Have Learned

1 day ago | 10,000 Birds

For the first 30 something years of my life, fall migration was when the warblers “sipped”, “chipped” and “seeped” in the tired, late summer leaves. It was when I searched for...
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Where Are You Birding This Final Weekend of September 2020?

1 day ago | 10,000 Birds

The last weekend of September doesn't herald the end of this cycle of migration but rather a run to its peak. The best fall/spring birding weekend in your part of the world may...
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Swarovski NL Pure - the Sexiest Binoculars Ever

3 days ago | 10,000 Birds

When I saw the NL Pure in a webinar for the first time, immediately - before the webinar ended, I asked my Swarovski sales rep for a pair to test. Later I remembered to ask for...
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The Importance of Citizen Science in Mexico

4 days ago | 10,000 Birds

I have written about this before, and I'll probably write about it again. Birding in Mexico is not like birding in the United States... especially when it comes to interpreting...
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Genome‐wide association study of shank length and diameter at different developmental stages in chicken F2 resource population

5 days ago | Animal Genetics | 2 articles

Abstract In order to find SNPs and genes affecting shank traits, we performed a GWAS in a chicken F2 population of eight half‐sib families from five hatches derived from...
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Birds and Smoke

6 days ago | Ornithology

There was a recent report of hundreds of thousands of birds found dead in New Mexico. Biologists figure it has something to do with the wildfires that are plaguing the western...
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Best Bird of the Weekend

6 days ago | 10,000 Birds

Every weekend seems to be wild from the perspective of human history. To every bird, though, mid-September remains what it's always been: a good time to feed, mass, and move...
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White-browed Crake

7 days ago | 10,000 Birds

The most reliable place for us to observe White-browed Crakes is in Kununurra. Right in the centre of town Lily Creek Lagoon offers a huge variety of birds both on the water...
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Marlowe Artisanal Ales: Eager to Share American Pale Ale

9 days ago | 10,000 Birds

I have to admit that, at first, I found the name of this week's featured beer rather confusing. Eager to Share is an American pale ale from Marlowe Artisanal Ales of North...
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Red-collared Lorikeet rescue

We have had some very hot and dry days this past week with temperatures around 40c most days and also humidity as low as 6%. It is always hotter as you move away from the coast... Read more ...

Fall Migration in Costa Rica- Six Things I Have Learned

Where Are You Birding This Final Weekend of September 2020?

The last weekend of September doesn't herald the end of this cycle of migration but rather a run to its peak. The best fall/spring birding weekend in your part of the world may... Read more ...