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Where Are You Birding This Last Weekend of December 2009?
10,000 Birds | December 24th 2009
Happy holidays! I’m running around like a maniac trying to get everything in order for Christmas Eve, not so much for myself but for my kids and kin. I can only hope that you’re looking forward to a more relaxed and enjoyable weekend. Spe read more
Winter Wonderland
A Charm of Finches | December 24th 2009 by Penny Miller
This is the view out my back door to one of my feeders. The birds are swarming all of the feeders and the ground under them this morning. The snow will make it increasingly difficult for the little guys to find food while the temperatures will mean f read more
Additions to DEC Website Are Worth A Look
New York Outdoors | December 24th 2009 by Sue Freeman
Some cold winter day when you’re stuck inside, take a look at the Department of Conservation web site. Here’s a summary of what you’ll find: DEC TV is great. There are videos on many interesting subjects. I was fascinated with a seg read more
He’s Not Joking
Born Again Bird Watcher | December 24th 2009 by John Riutta
Indeed he’s not. Gunnar Engblom of Kolibri Expeditions is really giving away free trips to Peru to see some of the most amazing birds and other wildlife on the planet, and to help bring attention to all the eco-tourism opportunities in the coun read more
Screech Owl Kind Of Day
new species!!! poppalopakinz bird | December 23rd 2009
As I type this entry, this is what the snow cloud RADAR looks like from KSTP. Non Birding Bill and I live in Minneapolis. The surrounding clouds kind of look like Oogie Boogie Man from The Nightmare Before Christmas about to nom us up. We may also b read more
Hotel Mocking Bird Hill… Birding in Eco-Luxury
Charlie's Bird Blog | December 23rd 2009
In the past few years, my most excellent fortune has been to visit a variety of eco-lodges in the Neotropics. Most of these destinations have been absolutely fantastic yet still slightly… rough. Perhaps rustic would be a better descriptor for s read more
Hotel Mocking Bird Hill… Birding in Eco-Luxury
10,000 Birds | December 23rd 2009
In the past few years, my most excellent fortune has been to visit a variety of eco-lodges in the Neotropics. Most of these destinations have been absolutely fantastic yet still slightly… rough. Perhaps rustic would be a better descriptor for s read more
Wild Goose Festival, Tata Hungary
Discovering Alpine Birds | December 23rd 2009 by Dale Forbes
So I have already posted about the Wild Goose Festival in Tata Hungary, but while I was out there I took some video footage so that I could make a short video about it. It is very short, I promise, but it has some cool footage and will help you imagi read more
My Favorite Apps of 2009
Mobile Presence | December 22nd 2009
By: Steph Dlugon It’s that time of year when everyone writes retrospectives. I thought I’d join in and share my personal picks for five apps that have managed to consume huge chunks of my time. 1. Birds by Charles Mezak This is a great little bi read more
Birding in Cape Town: Table Mountain and Lions Head
GetBirding | December 21st 2009
One of Cape Town’s greatest attractions is that it is located on the boundary of the Table Mountain National Park - in fact the park is surrounded by Cape Town! The city centre is located in a bowl flanked by Table Mountain to the south, Lio read more
Solstice dawn
Search and Serendipity: A Birder's Blog | December 21st 2009
VICKSBURG, MISS. — Awake before sunrise on the shortest day of the year, I slipped out onto my deck as a chilly dawn broke. Carolina Wrens and Tufted Titmice were singing already. Canada Geese dithered in the cool blue half-light. And the read more
Review of Bright Wings: An Illustrated Anthology of Poems about B…
Birdfreak: The Bird Conservation Marketing Blog | December 21st 2009 by Eddie
This compact little volume would make a great gift for your birding and non-birding friends alike. Although there are only a few shopping days left until Christmas, you still have time to pick up this great gift. The poems in this anthology are sel read more
Ready-to-Hang Bird Feeders are Perfect for Winter Bird Feeding
Rachel's Robin Wild Bird Blog | December 21st 2009 by Michigan , Pets, Horses, Garden and Appliances
When it is cold and snowy outside, it can be difficult to get outside to fill up your bird feeder for birding feeding. A ready-to-use bird feeder makes feeding the birds simple, easy, and quick. Just hang up the ready-to-use bird feeder in your y read more
Rail-Birding Poker in You Tube
NetWatch | December 21st 2009
An increase in the number of people who are rail-birding professionally played Texas holdem poker in You Tube and in the television is increasing. It is not very difficult to be doing that. As you do that you would like to play in those games yoursel read more
Idaho Birder: Darren Clark
Avimor Birding Blog | December 21st 2009 by Robert Mortensen
Darren ClarkRexburg, IdahoHow and when did you get first get involved in birding?In 1992 I took a field biology class at Ricks College from Ririe Godfrey. His main interest was birds. I couldn’t believe all of these exotic birds like Pelicans and E read more
Bushnell 10×32mm FRP Powerview Binocular
Bird Watching Binocular | December 21st 2009 by cabratian
131032 - 10×32mm, Fully Coated Optics, Roof Prism Binocular from Bushnell Talking about the industry leaders, ‘Bushnell’ gives its stand since 5 decades. With the mission of developing the state of art products in the optical segment, the br read more
Natural Happenings: Take a Break from the Holidays
The Natural Capital | December 21st 2009 by Elizabeth
There's nothing like spending time in nature to recharge from visiting relatives, rampant consumerism, and the 501st replay of "Deck the Halls." The schedule's a little light this week, what with the big holiday and all. Still, there's something on o read more
Upcoming Trips
The City Birder | December 21st 2009
Below is a list of upcoming local trips for the weekend of December 26th - 27th, 2009:Brooklyn Bird ClubSunday, December 27th, 2009Celebrate the BBC Centennial in Prospect Park seriesMeet 9:00 am at Grand Army Plaza park entrance (Stranahan Statue)No read more
Bird Reports
Orca Watcher | December 21st 2009 by Monika Wieland
Next weekend I'll be participating in the 110th annual Christmas Bird Count (CBC), another citizen science program where volunteers count birds in a given area, contributing their data to what is the "longest-running wildlife census to assess the hea read more
Mongolian Plover at Geelbek hide, West Coast National Park, South…
GetBirding | December 21st 2009
Geelbek hide at Langebaan lagoon has been quiet on the rare wader front this summer, bar a Redshank and Mongolian Plover that have been putting in the odd appearance. I was lucky enough to catch-up with the Mongolian a few weeks ago. Initially th read more
A Decade of Bird Memories
Birdwatching Canada | December 20th 2009 by Pat Bumstead
As we near the end of the decade, some birding bloggers are compiling lists of various bird sightings over the past ten years. I thought that sounded like a fun idea, so here’s my list of my most memorable birds. Not all of them were lifers, bu read more
Birdbooker Report 97
Living the Scientific Life (Scientist, Interrupted) | December 20th 2009
tags: Birdbooker Report, bird books, animal books, natural history books, ecology books "How does one distinguish a truly civilized nation from an aggregation of barbarians? That is easy. A civilized country produces much good bird literature." - read more
Canada Geese at Donaldson Park
A DC Birding Blog | December 20th 2009
I took these photos of geese along the river bank on Friday morning. Unlike my last post on local geese, these birds are all Canada Geese. The air was cold that morning, and each time a goose honked, its breath was visible.I tried photographing some read more
More Eyes, More Birds
S E Texas Birding & Wildlife Watching | December 20th 2009 by Jeff
.When it comes to birding, I usually prefer to avoid groups and to go out alone or with only my wife.This leaves me freer to decide where to wander, when to start, how long to stay, etc. However, birding with a group certainly has its advantages. One read more
Deer Flat NWR Christmas Bird Count
Avimor Birding Blog | December 20th 2009 by Robert Mortensen
Today I experienced my first ever Christmas Bird Count and it was a blast! It was a fun atmosphere as 20 plus birders gathered at the Deer Flat Refuge Headquarters. I got to meet some of the local birders that I have seen post to IBLE.&nb read more
Large Niltava and use of Bird Sound
Birds and Nature Photography - by Tabib | December 19th 2009
This was my LIFER and target bird for last Friday birding at Fraser's Hill.My method of bird photography is very simple, walk slowly at a trail and watch for any bird that perch on the branches, but frequently the birds fly away when I stumble upon read more
Birding in Panama
Birding Binoculars Review | December 19th 2009 by Douglas Carpenter
Technorati Tags: Birding, Panama read more
Best Birds of 2000-2009
A DC Birding Blog | December 19th 2009
Some other bloggers are doing lists of their favorite bird sightings from the past ten years, so I suppose I might as well make one too. Since I have been birding for less than a full decade, this list is compressed towards the latter half of the las read more
Overly Confiding Ovenbird at Bryant Park
charliesbirdblog | December 19th 2009
An intrepid New York City birder has been keeping tabs on an Ovenbird that has apparently decided to make the attempt to spend the winter in Bryant Park this year. This birder has also been kind enough to keep the rest of the New York City birding read more
2009 Comox CBC – Pre-count Scouting
Dave Ingram's Natural History Blog | December 18th 2009 by Dave Ingram
I’m leading a group of birders in Area 11 on the Comox Christmas Bird Count (CBC) this year and headed out today to do a pre-count reconnaissance of the area. The last time I birded this territory was back in 2004 with my wife and my mother-in- read more
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