October 2009 - BirdWatching Field of View
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Last week came photographer Chris Jordan's shocking photos of dead Laysan Albatross chicks , their decaying bodies filled with plastic that their parents had scavenged from the water of the Pacific Ocean. Today, thanks to Lindsay Young of the University...
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Biologists studying songbirds that breed in North America and then migrate to Mexico have discovered something totally unheard of in the New World — a second breeding season. Five species — Yellow-billed Cuckoo (right), Orchard Oriole, Hooded...
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Our December 2009 issue, featuring a beautiful shot of a Common Redpoll by photographer Marie Read , is now available on our website. The issue will go on newsstands November 3. Subscribers should be finding their copies in their mailboxes right about...
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A Sage Thrasher has turned up in Sandy Hook, New Jersey, far from its typical range out west. Bob Devlin photographed the bird yesterday and posted his shot (right) today in the Birder's World Flickr group . Thanks, Bob, and congratulations on a great...
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We have a winner in our first Readers' Favorites Survey ! In our October issue , we asked you to tell us your favorite places in the United States and Canada to see eagles, and boy, did you tell us! Many, many, many thanks. Thank you for taking the...
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In a blog post on Tuesday, I noted that I would be leading a media tour to Necedah NWR and the International Crane Foundation on Thursday. It was one of many tours for attendees of this year's meeting of the Society of Environmental Journalists ,...
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Scientists from the British Antarctic Survey, National Institute of Polar Research in Tokyo, and Hokkaido University in Japan have recorded the first observations of how albatrosses feed alongside marine mammals at sea . Last January, they mounted cameras...
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The 2009 class of young Whooping Cranes will depart from their home at Necedah National Wildlife Refuge in Wisconsin this Saturday, October 10. They'll fly behind ultralight planes piloted by the good folks at Operation Migration, who will lead them...
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