Birding

• Still In That Nest

  Published: July 19, 2008, 12:10 pm

  Tags: Birds

  I fully expected (shows you what I know . . .) that the young bluebirds would be out and about by now. The ol' still camera, even with a 500mm lens + a teleconverter, doesn't quite give me enough firepower to shoot them as tight as I would like, so this one is cropped a bit on the heavy side. But I'd only shot video of them and decided to give

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• Clapper Rail at the Marine Nature Study Area

  Published: July 19, 2008, 10:30 am

  Tags: Birds, Clapper Rail, Features, Marine Nature Study Area, Nassau County, Rails

  So, if you aren’t already sick of the birds of the Marine Nature Study Area after over imbibing on Black Skimmers and Great Egrets, there is one more bird that Daisy and Kerry and I spotted there that I would like to share with you: a Clapper Rail! After we had been at the preserve for over two hours and I had basically given up on seeing

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• One Field Guide

  Published: July 19, 2008, 8:00 am

  Tags: Books, Birding

  On BIRDCHAT this week, someone asked the following question about field guides.If you could only have one field guide (whether due to economics, strange legislation, storage space, personal conviction or other unusual circumstance), which would you own?Remember, only one! No hedging.If I could only have one guide, it would be The Sibley Guide to

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• The Perfect Perch

  Published: July 19, 2008, 12:08 am

  Brown ThrasherGray CatbirdWillow FlycatcherAnd that's just over the course of a half an hour! A female Baltimore Oriole briefly perched on the stump as well, but flew off before I could snap a photo. Wouldn't this be a great spot to place one of those motion detecting digital cameras to record all the birds that perch here throughout the day? By

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• A Pair of Conjoined Barn Swallows

  Published: July 18, 2008, 8:01 pm

  Tags: Asides, Swallows

  were found in Arkansas. While conjoined twins would not be big news were they mammals, among birds conjoined twins, formed from a double-yolked egg, are a serious rarity. The specimen (the birds did not survive) will be sent to the Smithsonian. Copyright 2008 - For more of the same, visit 10,000 Birds

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• Worthless Frozen Tundra

  Published: July 18, 2008, 12:28 pm

  USF&WSKenn Kaufman chimes in on ANWR drilling..."A congressional delegation led by House Minority Leader John Boehner, from my own state of Ohio, is heading to Alaska within the next few days. They will make a brief visit to the North Slope, including the Arctic Refuge. We would like to hope that our elected representatives would approach

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• Friday Quiz #108 - Light as a Feather Edition

  Published: July 18, 2008, 10:26 am

  Tags: 2008

  Every once in a while I just have to throw an evil twist into the weekly quiz, like way back when the subject wasn't even a bird at all. This week is one of those weeks. All you get is this feather. If you know the eastern and western variants of this species, it may not be that hard. Or not. Last week's bird was one you will find only in

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• Wader Moult Explained

  Published: July 18, 2008, 9:14 am

  Tags: Asides

  No, not by us but by Dave Bakewell on his excellent blog Dig Deep in a brilliant post looking at wader moult and the effects of feather wear. Well worth checking out. Copyright 2008 - For more of the same, visit 10,000 Birds

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• Ahhh, Summer

  Published: July 18, 2008, 8:53 am

  Ruby-throated Hummingbird in Bee BalmAhhh, summer. Go swim, barbecue, canoe, beach, relax, watch the hummers. Enjoy summer. Go have some fun this weekend. Bring your binos.

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• Loose Feathers #158

  Published: July 18, 2008, 8:00 am

  Tags: Loose Feathers

  Dickcissel / Photo by Steve Maslowski (USFWS)Bird newsLike humans, songbird species like the swamp sparrow exhibit regional dialects in their vocalizations. The dialects may be learned and maintained by mirror neurons, which fire when a bird sings or hears another bird singing a similar song. That ability allows young songbirds to mimic songs they

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• SCILLONIAN III PELAGIC - 10th August 2008

  Published: July 18, 2008, 4:46 am

  Tags: Birding News

  There are still some places left on the Seabird Pelagic on board the Scillonian III on Sunday 10th August this year. This trip is a great opportunity to see some of our rarer seabirds at close quarters and is your best bet for catching up with Wilson’s Petrel. This is the first Scillonian Pelagic to run since 2004 when Wilsons Petrel (6+),

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• Scilly Pelagic - Thursday 17th July 2008

  Published: July 18, 2008, 4:46 am

  Tags: Scilly Pelagic 2008

  This evenings pelagic on board the MV Sapphire, 7mls south of St Mary’s produced: WILSON’S PETREL, Pomarine Skua (1) Storm Petrel (60+) and Great Skua (3).

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• Seawatching - Thursday 17th July 2008

  Published: July 18, 2008, 4:39 am

  Tags: Sea Watching, Bird Reports Daily Updates, Seawatch Sw 2008

  Todays seawatching highlights in Cornwall include: Porthgwarra (0530-1200 & 1400-2000) - The Seawatch SW team recorded: Balearic Shearwater (5), Manx Shearwaters (1068), Common Scoters (9), Arctic Skuas (2), Kittiwakes (54), Sandwich Terns (3), Commic Terns(2), Puffins (18), Guillemots (54), Razorbills (33), Auk sp(2), Oystercatcher, Raven,

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• Where Are You Birding This Third Weekend of July 2008?

  Published: July 18, 2008, 2:15 am

  Tags: Birding, July, Weekend

  We’re almost a month into summer around here and I’m ready to relax. Too bad there’s so much to do in July! Where are you watching birds this weekend? Comment below on the excitement you have planned! I and a small army of friends and family will, as is our tradition in the third weekend of July, be building an enormous chicken

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• It's A Big World OutThere!

  Published: July 17, 2008, 3:04 pm

  Tags: Birds, Wildlife Video

  Checked on the Western Bluebirds this morning, though at the time it wasn't really my intention to shoot any more video of them . . . Except I couldn't help myself when I noticed the occasional little head peeking out of the nest cavity. This short sequence begins with the adult male coming in to grab the fecal sac, then you see one of the

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