June 2011 - BirdWatching Field of View
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Capturing birds in mist nets is one of the most common research methods in field ornithology, but until now, the risks mist nets pose to birds were largely unknown. New research published today finds good news for birds and scientists: Birds are rarely...
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The Las Conchas Fire burns on June 27 near Los Alamos, New Mexico. Photo courtesy Los Alamos National Laboratory Since my post from June 16 about the impact of the Monument Fire in Arizona on birding destinations, more wildfires have made headlines near...
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Timing is everything in birding and photography, and that was certainly true for Randy Mehoves in late April 2007, when he photographed the bright red Summer Tanager that appears on our June 2011 cover (right). Randy was visiting Sabine Woods , a famous...
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Our August issue is now available on BirdWatchingDaily.com. If you're a subscriber, you will find it in your mailbox shortly. The issue will appear on newsstands in early July. Watch a video preview of the August 2011 issue . Read the complete contents...
Filed under: David Sibley, Julie Craves, Hotspots Near You, Pete Dunne, Kenn Kaufman, Eldon Greij, Laura Erickson, Geoffrey Hill, Osa Peninsula, Adrian Forsyth, BirdWatching Magazine
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Today we’re stepping way outside our Wisconsin backyard to show you five birds from beautiful Brazil -- a tiny taste of the amazing variety of species in the country. Enjoy! Enjoy, too, our three previous Friday photos selections -- hummingbirds...
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Lots of people have been talking about Indigo Buntings recently. The songbird spends the winter in southern Florida, Mexico, Central America, and the Caribbean and typically arrives here in Wisconsin in May. (I didn't see my first one until May 21...
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We started with tanagers . Last week, it was orioles . Today, we have hummingbirds. A reader took each shot, and shared it in our online photo galleries . Please enjoy, and please share YOUR photos with us too! Black-chinned Hummingbird: Lois Manowitz...
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[Update, June 29, 2011: For more on wildfires in Arizona, New Mexico, Texas, and Georgia and near Canada's Wood Buffalo National Park, nesting site of the endangered Whooping Crane, see this report from Associate Editor Matt Mendenhall .] Fire has...
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Don’t you just love the Yellow-rumped Warbler? It’s one of the most common warblers in North America. It’s usually the last to leave in the fall and one of the first to arrive in the spring. It’s often the most abundant in wintertime...
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As we reported in Birding Briefs in our June 2011 issue , the Whooping Crane Eastern Partnership announced that White River Marsh SWA in Green Lake and Marquette Counties, Wisconsin, will be home to this year’s cohort of young Whooping Cranes. White...
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Welcome to our second round of Friday photos! Last week, we displayed five beautiful photos of tanagers . Today, we have a selection of orioles. A reader took each one, then shared it in our online photo galleries . Please enjoy, and please share YOUR...
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Last week, I noted that the Golden-winged Warbler is being considered for protection under the Endangered Species Act . Today, I'm happy to share extraordinary photos from our friend Lloyd Spitalnik that illustrate one of the threats to Golden-wings...
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I was able to visit with an old friend last week. An acquaintance from down south. A birding buddy. A pal I used to see daily when I lived in Virginia, but someone I lost touch with when I moved to Wisconsin 10 years ago. Perhaps you know him: a slender...
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Welcome to Friday photos! Starting today, we'll mark the end of every work week and the dawn of each new weekend with a selection of favorite bird photos from our growing collection of reader-shared photos. Our subject today is tanagers. We hope you...
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UPDATE, JUNE 7: In this new blog post, see photos that reveal the Golden-winged Warbler's struggle against the Blue-winged Warbler. The Golden-winged Warbler (right), a small songbird found in the north-central and eastern United States, may warrant...
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