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Birds

Day 2 of The Biggest Week

May 9, 2010

On Day 2 of the Biggest Week, birders were here to celebrate International Migratory Bird Day. We also celebrated basics such as fleece, down, mittens, and woolen hats, because sustained winds of 35 mph with powerful gusts gave us a chilly start. No matter, however. While it was undeniably chilly, birders were undeniably motivated to [...]

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Day 1 of The Biggest Week

May 7, 2010

I really want to tell you about Day 1 of The Biggest Week in American Birding here in western Ohio along Lake Eric, but the grape jelly on my  keyboard is making this a bit of a slog…but I’ll carry on. Day 1 (that’s day 1 for me, the event kicked off yesterday) was a [...]

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Assuage Your Urge To Bird at The Biggest Week

May 5, 2010

Thank god for birding festivals or I may never bird! I’ve been so busy with work this spring I’ve only managed to get our birding a few times. Happily, most of my work is bird related, so even if I’m cloistered in the office, in my brain I am far away mingling with the avi-gentsia [...]

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I And The Bird #124

April 29, 2010

Welcome to the #124th edition of I And The Bird. This week’s nature blog journey takes us from the ashy plumes of Iceland to the stacky mountains of Gippland in Victoria, Australia with numerous stops in between. Along the way we find incredible birds and incredible moments in birding. Thanks to the many writers and [...]

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Are You Joining The Biggest Week in American Birding?

April 24, 2010

The Biggest Week in American Birding takes place during the peak of spring migration from May 6 – 16, 2010 at Magee Marsh/Crane Creek/Ottawa National Wildlife Refuge. These lakeside locations in northwest Ohio are arguably one of the most productive warbler fallout zones in the world. On May 7th I’ll venture to NW ohio, a place [...]

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Send your I and the Bird #124 Submissions

April 24, 2010

I am hosting the next (#124) I and The Bird on April 29th. Gulp. Send your latest and greatest blog posts to me! ALL topics are welcome. But in honor of my last blog post on bird-human interactions…I encourage you to submit a story of a moment when time stood still and you and a [...]

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The Backyard: Bach or Beethoven for Bluebirds?

April 23, 2010

We know that birds are auditory creatures. We know a female selects her mate based on the quality of his song. We know that when we go into the woods and play birdsongs on our iPods, birds will come investigate. But will they sing to classical music? Well, this little story unfolded in my mother’s [...]

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Weekend Feeder Birds

April 20, 2010

Despite the sometimes cold/rainy weather, last weekend offered several good birding opportunities, both in the backyard and in swampy woods. My mom’s feeders are as busy as Starbucks on Times Square, with the antics of at least two or three feeder birds in view at one time. Mom also has a pair of nesting bluebirds. [...]

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Bird Club Digital Birding App Talk Went Great

April 9, 2010

Thanks to all the local Rochesterians who came out to Brighton Town Hall to hear me wax on about technology and mobile birding applications last night. A decent-sized crowd listened to my evangelical ravings about smartphone technology as it applies to the pursuit of birding. Toward the end, things got a little crazy when I [...]

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Presentation on Mobile Apps at Rochester Birding Association

March 31, 2010

It’s official. I’m presenting a talk on digital revolution of birding/mobile birding apps at next week’s Rochester Birding Association monthly meeting on April 8 at 7:30 pm (Brighton Town Hall, 2300 Elmwood Ave, Rochester, NY). My talk expands on articles on mobile apps that I’ve recently written for Birder’s World, Birding, and iPhone Life. I will [...]

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Sparrows vs. Bluebirds: Enter The Starling

March 28, 2010

Ten days ago I observed a pair of bluebirds tidying last year’s nest. That early couple, which carried nesting material in their beaks while ducking in and out of the box, seemed completely devoted to the location and I assumed they were last year’s couple returning. But they didn’t show up the next day, nor since. [...]

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