Category Archives: Rare birds
5 Most Viewed Birds in BirdsEye: November 2013
From BirdsEye Newsletter #11: December 2013 1. Black-bellied Whistling-Duck: a famous wanderer and local rarity in many parts of the country, but could it be that it was the most-viewed species in part because it is first on the list when sorted in … Continue reading
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Tagged Cornell Lab of Ornithology
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The Rare Roadside Hawk (from the archives)
As part of my preparation for our SW trip, I joined birder email groups in Tennessee, Louisiana, and Texas. One of the big deals for the last ten days has been the roadside hawk, a rare species from Mexico, that … Continue reading
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Salineño – Get it on your birder bucket list
I fell in love with birding about four years ago and one of the reasons was a trip we made to Salineño, Texas. Driving there, we were stopped by a pleasant Border Patrol officer who was exiting the rutty dirt … Continue reading
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A Review of Birding Ethics
Several items in the last week — the baiting of the Great Gray Owl in Wisconsin and the possible harassment of the gyrfalcon in Hadley, MA, have again raised the issue of ethics of photographers and birders. Our friends at … Continue reading
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Great Gray Owl in Hanover, NH
I noted recently that Great Gray Owls have shown up in the Montreal area and how several of my friends went up and found one. Now, one of the regal birds has been seen just across the NH border in … Continue reading
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Chouette lapone trouvé!
Three Mad Birders from central Vermont — Ali Wagner, Louanne Nielsen, and Scott Sainsbury — spent last Sunday looking for Great Gray Owls in Quebec. Here is a guest post by Scott describing their successful outing. We made our way … Continue reading
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Tagged Canada, Great Grey Owl, MadBirders, Montreal
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Thinking About Vagrant Birds
Recently, I was given an old birding book by a friend who was culling her library. I have a soft spot for bird books so while my overall collection of books is shrinking, my birding books seem to be breeding. … Continue reading
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Tagged migration, rare birds
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Common Pochard — Yes!
On New Year’s Day, a very rare duck – a Common Pochard — was identified by Vermont birders with help from others. It was seen on the second and not seen for two days, until today, January 5th. Here is … Continue reading
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