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10000birds

  1. Too Many Nene?: Hawaii’s state bird, the endangered goose known as the Nene, has recovered from a population of ... bit.ly/Kw6kWD
  2. A Different Kind of Spring: Broad-winged Hawks are one of the most abundant northbound migrants at Swainson’s Ha... bit.ly/KHsvsp
  3. Well-Written Piece on Feral and Outdoor Cats: Jim Coufal, writing for the Madison County Courier in upstate New ... bit.ly/K8fRnQ
  4. What’s better? Kirtland’s Warbler or Lark Sparrow?: so, while everyone else in the world was hanging out with th... bit.ly/LuLRq7
  5. BP Oil Spill Effecting Minnesota Birds: The spill that keeps on giving – now petroleum compounds and the chemica... bit.ly/KCXpSQ
  6. Breezy Point Birds: The southwestern most part of Queens, at the end of the Rockaway Peninsula, is Breezy Point.... bit.ly/K7dJg5
  7. Best Bird of the Weekend (Third of May 2012): Here in the U.S., we’re still on the more temperate side of Memori... bit.ly/KUTZh6
  8. A Snowy Egret with Pink Lores: When Francois sent me an image of a presumed Snowy Egret he got at Jamaica Bay th... bit.ly/KapenK
  9. Singing Wood-Warblers: This is just a quick post to share two of the latest birds that made it onto my year list... bit.ly/JvQu1S
  10. Black-fronted Dotterels: The Black-fronted Dotterel is a small distinctive shorebird that is usually found near ... bit.ly/KR9lTZ
  11. Crested Owl in Ecuador: This great bird has managed to escape from my sightings until I visited the great lodge ... bit.ly/JWXrGj
  12. Edward’s Pheasant: The Edwards’s Pheasant is a rather smart blue-black member of the pheasant family and it may ... bit.ly/Lnote7
  13. Spotted Sandpiper at Van Saun Park: Spotted Sandpipers are cool little birds, easily identified by a host of fie... bit.ly/JSJAAQ
  14. Presto, A Fledgling Blue Jay: This story comes from Lia Pignatelli, a rehabber with AKUSA Wildlife Rescue in Bre... bit.ly/JmaNi2
  15. Lego Birds: These are so cool. I hope someone will get to work on some of the New World species.Hat-tip to my Mo... bit.ly/LYF8RJ
  16. Fallout on Your Front Lawn: What do you do if a thousand songbirds get stranded in your yard?  Bird-loving biolo... bit.ly/KEF0b2
  17. Where Are You Birding This Third Weekend of May 2012?: Here we are immersed in the fullness of May. I wonder how... bit.ly/KEdomm
  18. Pigeons have tiny compasses in their heads: At some point, while I was in graduate school, it became apparent th... bit.ly/KhctoQ
  19. Do You Suffer From Avian Snob Syndrome?: Larry of The Brownstone Birding Blog shares five symptoms of this affliction.a bit.ly/KQKbUJ
  20. Scope Etiquette: I have a really great spotting scope, an angled Swarovski 80mm HD scope with a 20 – 60 zoom eye... bit.ly/Ky6Llv