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No warblers, but lots of color

After a lackluster early spring migration season in south Florida, I looked forward to catching up with the northbound warblers in northeastern Illinois. With each passing year I feel added urgency to make the most of every spring and fall. Now…

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Posted by Ken Schneider on May 22, 2012 at 6:00am — 1 Comment

How time flies!

So I thought it would be a great idea to…

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Posted by Pierre Cenerelli on May 22, 2012 at 6:00am

Deer and birds

There is an interesting article in the Sunday (May 20) Opinion section of the New York Times.  Titled "Why Bambi Must Go"  it discusses the negative impact deer have on migratory birds.

Posted by leslie lewis on May 20, 2012 at 9:42am

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 I just wanted you to know,if you didn't, that i'm back on Welovebirds again. Well I didn't leave but I really wasn't on here for a long time. And also I'm back posting on Quizzes For Birders.I have quizzes up and ready, I just wanted you to know if…Continue

Started by Victor Austin. Last reply by Diane Garlick 15 hours ago.

Help Identify this Bird? 3 Replies

Southeast Texas, In the alley of my Business. Very curious to find out what kind of Bird this is, never seen one before. When first approached thought it was a dove of some sort but then noticed its different feathers and small beak. Was very…Continue

Started by Lacresia Sanchez. Last reply by SLB 22 hours ago.

ID Help 2 Replies

I would appreciate any help with the ID.  The pictures were taken in the upper peninsula of MI on 5/22.  Not good pix as the bird was at the top of a very tall tree.Thanks,JanContinue

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Good Camera for Birding

My mom and I both want a DSLR camera. But we don't want to pay $800 or more for it. Is there a DSLR that's good for taking photos of birds and nature under 3 or 4 hundred dollars? Or should we buy one used?

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Your Funky Nest Could Win a Prize—Submit by July 15

With breeding season in full swing, birds are in a flurry of nesting—that means it’s time for another Funky Nests in Funky Places contest held by our Celebrate Urban Birds project—and you could win prizes for yours. Birds don’t always build in the places you might expect. People have discovered bird nests in boots, grills, flower pots, [...]

World Series results: Epic day of migration finds Cornell Lab teams at front of pack

With hordes of migrant songbirds fluttering in the bushes of southern New Jersey on Saturday, two Cornell teams posted strong finishes in the 29th annual World Series of Birding. The student Redheads team scored 168 species with their new lineup, enough to take second place in the Cape May County division. And the bicycle-powered Anti-Petrels [...]

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Protecting marine biodiversity on International Day of Biological Diversity

Marine Biodiversity is the theme for this year's International Day for Biological Diversity, celebrated today.

SAVE Brasil calls on us all to join the campaign against changes to Brazil’s forest law

Slowing down deforestation in Brazil is threatened by a new bill that can now be stopped only by a Presidential veto. Give your support to an online petition campaign.

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