16 hours ago | 10,000 Birds

Towhees are large, ground-hugging sparrows that occur only in North America. They belong to either the Pipilo or Melozone genera, or perhaps both, as their taxonomy is still a...
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Big Day on a Tiny Island

16 hours ago | 10,000 Birds

The island of Tobago isn't the smallest in absolute terms, but it's pretty tiny at approximately 25 miles long and just under 7 miles wide at its widest point. For Global Big...
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Baihualing - The Sequel

2 days ago | 10,000 Birds

At this moment, Baihualing is the eBird hotspot in China which has by far the largest number of species - 486. With 398 species, Nanhui is trailing far behind despite being...
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Vlogger Has The Best Reaction When An Injured Eagle Flies Into His Car

2 days ago | iHeart Dogs

33-year-old Renate Balbuena of Charleston, SC, was on vacation in Tanay, Rizal, Philippines, when he was faced with the shock of his life. Balbuena was behind the wheel of his...
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The Color of Birds

3 days ago | Ornithology

There has always been the presumption or assumption that tropical birds are generally more colorful than those further from the tropics. The closer the birds live to the...
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Munkajarra Wetlands near Derby

4 days ago | 10,000 Birds

Until recently the access to Munkajarra Wetlands near Derby has been a four-wheel drive track that was not always accessible all year. However, the firebreaks that have been...
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We Go Way Back

5 days ago | 10,000 Birds

I've been through a few rather complicated weeks lately, so my last couple of outings haven't been very ambitious. The second week of May, I went to the road beyond San Miguel...
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My Global Big Day, May 2022

6 days ago | 10,000 Birds

In the previous period I wrote mostly book reviews , yet I cannot remember when the last time was that I wrote of birding itself? Perhaps in my December posts on birding...
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Bird Flu: How It's Spreading and What to Know About This Outbreak

6 days ago | Tufts University

A new study from researchers at Cummings School of Veterinary Medicine details which species are super spreaders, and the director of the Wildlife Clinic shares advice for...
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Birding St Lucia, South Africa

9 days ago | 10,000 Birds

St Lucia is a small town on the Southeastern coast of South Africa. It seems to consist mainly of hotels and restaurants, as the local economy depends on visitors to the...
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Weird Towhees

Towhees are large, ground-hugging sparrows that occur only in North America. They belong to either the Pipilo or Melozone genera, or perhaps both, as their taxonomy is still a... Read more ...

Big Day on a Tiny Island

The island of Tobago isn't the smallest in absolute terms, but it's pretty tiny at approximately 25 miles long and just under 7 miles wide at its widest point. For Global Big... Read more ...