Every day from August to November, thousands of raptors pass over the most spectacular avian migration site in the world: Cardel and nearby Chichicaxtle, Veracruz, … Read More “At Veracruz, Mexico, wandering raptors may be more common than assumed”
August ranks among the richest of birding months. Southbound shorebirds are near peak diversity, and many songbird species are starting their southern push. One day … Read More “Pete Dunne on the riches of birding in late summer”
Familiar Common Nighthawk, pictured above, is in steep decline. Reasons for the falloff aren’t certain. A drop in populations of the flying insects the bird … Read More “Urban crows rob rooftop nests of Common Nighthawk”
Feathers are the ultimate characteristic of birds. No other (living) animals have them. The qualifier is required because feathers have now been found in fossil … Read More “Bird basics: Six different feather types explained”
If the recent occupation of Oregon’s Malheur National Wildlife Refuge has a silver lining, it’s that more people than usual came across the words “national … Read More “What Malheur, and all national wildlife refuges, mean to birders”
he Big Year listing record was broken — no, shattered. Kirtland’s Warblers in Wisconsin and Peregrine Falcons in Florida set records, while counters in Duluth tallied 90,000 birds. In … Read More “Year in review: The 50 most important stories about birds and birdwatchers of 2015”
Researchers have long known that Common Loons return to the same nesting sites each spring. Now a team from the Biodiversity Research Institute, in Portland, … Read More “Common Loons return to the same wintering site year after year”
A review of Better Birding: Tips, Tools, and Concepts for the Field, by George L. Armistead and Brian L. Sullivan. Read More “Book from expert birders provides a wide-angle approach to bird identification”
What a flight counters near Duluth, Minnesota, witnessed on September 1! Keeping watch at Hawk Ridge and another location close to Lake Superior, they tallied 91,667 … Read More “Epic migration: A record flight in Duluth, a warbler blitz in Cape May”
You don’t want to miss these 10 bird-related stories from the past two weeks: 1. Let’s go fly a kite! Stunning white and black Swallow-tailed Kites were … Read More “News roundup: 10 stories about birds that made headlines recently”
