December 2011 - BirdWatching Field of View
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Warblers, owls, hummingbirds, eagles, mist-netting, new books -- we covered that and lots more on this blog in 2011. Below are the 10 most popular stories of the year. 10. Checklist math: How four Yellow-rumped Warblers equal one Butter-butt Published...
Filed under: Whooping Crane, Bald Eagle, Laysan Albatross, Kenn Kaufman, hummingbirds, Check-list of North American Birds, American Ornithologists' Union, owls, Richard Crossley, Yellow-rumped Warbler, mist netting, Decorah, Archaeopteryx
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We love to see the eye-popping red of a Northern Cardinal against an all-white snowy backdrop here in southeastern Wisconsin. You too? Readers sent the redbird photos below to our photo galleries . Please send us your shots! Submit your photos to our...
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The hardy birds below don’t mind the cold. You may spot one in your backyard this winter, so keep a lookout! If you see one, please take its picture! Then post your photo in our online photo galleries . The snaps below are from the galleries. Submit...
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Back in April I was delighted to announce a new partnership between this magazine and the American Bird Conservancy . In every issue since, ABC's column "Eye on Conservation" has helped us keep you up to date on a wide assortment of birds...
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There's no snow near our offices here in southeastern Wisconsin yet, but we know it's on the way! The birds in the photos below found it -- or, rather, it found them! We chose the wintery scenes from our online galleries . Enjoy! Submit your photos...
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If chickadees seem friendly and cheerful at regular backyard feeding stations, you should see what happens when you start offering mealworms! The ones in my neighborhood in northern Minnesota tap on my window when the feeder goes dry. Many of them take...
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Life imitates art: A painting (at left) by Milo Winter illustrating the Aesop's fable "The Crow and the Pitcher." At right, a New Caledonian Crow brings floating food within reach by dropping stones into a water-filled tube. Illustration...
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Our forthcoming February issue reports on the deaths of hundreds of warblers and other birds at a wind-power facility in West Virginia, and it includes an article about researchers who are working to protect Golden Eagles in eastern North America from...
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I encourage you to pick up a copy of our February 2012 issue when it appears on newsstands in early January. The issue has a wonderful photo of a Black-capped Chickadee on the cover (taken by Robert McCaw ), and its pages are simply jam-packed with good...
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The second Friday in December is a perfect time for Snow Buntings! They can be found in whirling flocks on open beaches, in fields, and on prairies throughout the northern U.S. and parts of western Canada during winter. We hope you like the images below...
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Red Knots and Dunlins forage in spring along the shore of Delaware Bay, a critically important stopover site for migrating shorebirds. Photo by Greg Breese, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Ever since Alexander Wilson, the father of ornithology, found shorebirds...
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Dark-eyed Junco is one of our favorite birds. Small, sleek, handsome, and hardy, they can often be found filling up under backyard feeders all winter long. The images below are from our online galleries . Submit your photos to our galleries. Read about...
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