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Best Bird of the Weekend (Second of October 2014)

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Corey’s Best Bird of the Weekend was the third-from-last species to be added to his Big Sit total on Sunday afternoon, an amazingly cooperative Philadelphia Vireo that spent over an hour foraging around the Fort Tilden hawkwatch platform. What I got were a few unexpected Pied-billed Grebes. How about you?

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Rarities at the South Florida Bird Observatory

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Since 2002, the five most numerous species banded at the nets are as follows in descending order: Black-throated Blue Warbler, Ovenbird, American Redstart, Gray Catbird and Black-and-white Warbler. 2005 was a really interesting year with several notable rarities: Sulphur-bellied Flycatcher, Thick-billed Vireo and Townsend’s Warbler.

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Warbling Vireo at Van Saun Park

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In fact, the main point of Warbling Vireos seems to be providing a tabula rasa onto which birders can project their wish of seeing a Philadelphia Vireo. The Warbling Vireo is a Species of Least Concern according to BirdLife International because of its huge range and large and increasing population. swainsonii , V. brewsteri , and V.

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Black-headed Gull

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The Black-headed Gull , Larus ridibunus, is similar in many ways to Bonaparte’s Gull , Larus philadelphia of North America. A sometimes seen, but often overlooked species in the UK during the winter is the Mediterra nean Gull (a 3-year bird that has escaped the attentions of the AOU classification commitee).

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Starting the Year in Birding at Raptor Ridge, Costa Rica

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We did just that and were treated to a parade of species both in front of and behind the house. Out back, a water feature at the edge of the forest saw visits from several Painted Buntings, Olive Sparrow and a few other species during the heat of the day. Gartered Trogon. King Vulture.

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The Birds That Audubon Missed: A Book Review

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Their discoveries, writings, art, and lives are woven in and out of chapters focused on bird families (thrushes, shorebirds, warblers), places (Florida, Texas), significant points in North American ornithological history (Wilson versus Audubon in Philadelphia), and the big topics of taxonomy and conservation. The mind reels.

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Fall Migration is in Full Swing!

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This is the time of year when you can try for the eastern vireo sweep ( Philadelphia , Warbling , Red-eyed , Yellow-throated , White-eyed , and Blue-headed ). Prairie Warbler is a stupid name for this species which has nothing to do with prairies. That is absurd. Rose-breasted Grosbeaks should play basketball. Also, they look cool.