• Phriday Photo – Waiting for Spring

    Updated: 2010-03-19 10:00:29
    My shoe is off. My foot is cold. I have a bird I like to hold. — Dr. Seuss Last May

  • Considerations for Building an Aviary

    Updated: 2010-03-19 01:29:07
    Companion birds love to fly freely in the sunlight, but they still need the protection of a cage. An outdoor aviary allows pet birds the best of both worlds.

  • Birding Ohio – Scope-less but not Scaup-less in Findlay

    Updated: 2010-03-18 13:17:39
    The ice is thawing on the Findlay Reservoir (and many other places). A March 16th excursion was the first time we saw open water here. Bring on the waterfowl! Six swans were out in the middle, hanging with about a hundred gulls and a Canada Goose or two. Tundra or Trumpeter, we may never know. The [...]

  • Birds of Europe, 2nd Edition

    Updated: 2010-03-17 23:27:49
    Submitted by BrdPics Blog   I’ve just received a review copy of The Birds of Europe, 2nd Edition with Text and Maps by Lars Svensson and Illustrations and Captions by Killian Mullarney and Dan Zetterström. The first edition was widely considered to be the epitome of field guides, and the revisions found in this edition will cement its [...]

  • Red-throated Loon

    Updated: 2010-03-17 23:26:04
    Submitted by Birding Notes Blog One highlight of a visit to Kiawah Island, South Carolina, last week – March 8-11 – was a beautiful, close-up view of a Red-throated Loon. It was low tide, late morning on a sunny, chilly day. We were walking east on the beach, close to the edge of the waves. Forster’s Terns [...]

  • Where is My Snowy Owl?

    Updated: 2010-03-16 10:00:37
    Last year around this time, Stacia spotted a Snowy Owl relaxing in one of the fields at her farm. She was super excited, even though this was prior to her meeting her Birdfreak. (Of course, who wouldn’t be excited about a SNOWY OWL?!) Recently, Stacia asked “Where’s my Snowy Owl?”, hoping he or she would return [...]

  • Audubon & Important Bird Areas

    Updated: 2010-03-16 02:07:38
    Submitted by The Birdcouple Blog We were pleased as punch to get a pair of these lovely pins from our friends David Curson and David Yeany II at Audubon Maryland-DC. They were a lovely reminder of our crazy Bird Blitz-ing last June down in Charles County. We surveyed birds, gathering data on at-risk and declining species [...]

  • State of the Birds 2010: Climate Change

    Updated: 2010-03-16 02:06:12
    Submitted by The Birdcouple Blog     Annual State of the Birds report is just out and available here. Bottom line: Climate change threatens hundreds of species of migratory birds, already stressed by habitat loss, hunting and other human development.    The report is a collaboration of the US Fish & Wildlife Service and numerous conservation agencies. [...]

  • First of the Year!

    Updated: 2010-03-16 02:04:58
    Submitted by The Birdcouple Blog Osprey flying with a stick! Welcome back to your summer pad!

  • Development Directors position open

    Updated: 2010-03-16 02:03:10
    Submitted by Bird TLC Blog Bird TLC has a position open for a Development Director. If you are qualified and interested, review the following link. http://www.birdtlc.net/devdirector.pdf . If you’re still qualified and still interested, call Cindy Palmatier, Director of Avian Care at 907-562-4852. The Bird Treatment and Learning Center is a 501 (c) 3 non-profit organization dedicated [...]

  • Review – A Photographic Guide to the Birds of Jamaica

    Updated: 2010-03-15 10:00:00
    A Photographic Guide to the Birds of Jamaica by Ann Haynes-Sutton, Audrey Downer, and Robert Sutton with is an updated version of the 1990 edition, Birds of Jamaica – A Photographic Guide. This updated and comprehensive guide to Jamaican birds covers more than 300 species of birds including 25 endemic to Jamaica. There are some 650 [...]

  • Bird Photography Weekly #81

    Updated: 2010-03-14 05:22:13
    Join in now on the 81st edition of Bird Photography Weekly!! Help spread the word with these badges: Copy this code to place this badge: <a href="http://birdfreak.com/category/bird-photography-weekly/"><img src="http://birdfreak.com/images/bpw-sharing-logo-wide.jpg" width="225"/></a> Copy this code to place this badge: <a href="http://birdfreak.com/category/bird-photography-weekly/"><img src="http://birdfreak.com/images/bpw-sharing-logo-smaller.jpg" width="125"/></a>

  • Review – National Geographic Bird Coloration

    Updated: 2010-03-11 10:00:26
    National Geographic Bird Coloration by Geoffrey E. Hill is the birder’s companion to the much more technical two-volume set: Bird Coloration. Birders benefit greatly from understanding the how and why a bird is colored but this information can be daunting to learn. It is our ongoing quest to attain as much knowledge about birds as [...]

  • Birding . . . At the Library?

    Updated: 2010-03-10 10:00:14
    As any birder can attest to, birding can be done nearly anywhere at any time. This past Friday I was visiting the Todd Library at Waubonsee Community College where Stacia works. The weather was finally starting to feel like Spring, so after visiting some co-workers we walked around the nature-friendly campus. We had just gotten done [...]

  • We don’t care what the calendar says

    Updated: 2010-03-10 03:09:00
    Submitted by The Birdcouple Blog It feels like spring is here at last! Temps are near 60 degrees, geese are honking high overhead as they make their way north, and some of our birding colleagues have seen their first Osprey, fresh arrived from South America, Wahoo!! As you can see above, the first small flowers have [...]

  • Owl Presentation on Thursday

    Updated: 2010-03-10 03:07:44
    Submitted by The Birdcouple Blog              For our local Anne Arundel county birders, and anyone nearby, or in town, please consider attending the Anne Arundel Bird Club’s annual lecture this Thursday at Quiet Waters Park at 8 p.m. sharp. These lectures are always fascinating. Local environmental guru Gerald Weingrad always manages to score top-rank speakers. [...]

  • Juvenile Detention

    Updated: 2010-03-10 03:05:57
    Submitted by Bird TLC Blog Earlier this winter, we closed the flight center down for the first time in recent memory. We didn’t have any eagles or large raptors to put out there. Things have changed around some this year. So far we have taken in 17 eagles at the Bird TLC clinic in 2010. The majority [...]

  • Birding Ohio – Early March Birding

    Updated: 2010-03-09 11:00:55
    Dakota and I visited the Findlay Reservoirs this morning and were not surprised to see ice fishermen instead of migratory ducks. The water is still frozen solid despite the balmy 40-degree temperature and bright sun. There are two reservoirs, both upground, and Number Two is the largest of its type in Ohio. Trails encircle the [...]

  • Bird Photography Weekly #80

    Updated: 2010-03-07 07:23:39
    Join in now on the 80th edition of Bird Photography Weekly!! Help spread the word with these badges: Copy this code to place this badge: <a href="http://birdfreak.com/category/bird-photography-weekly/"><img src="http://birdfreak.com/images/bpw-sharing-logo-wide.jpg" width="225"/></a> Copy this code to place this badge: <a href="http://birdfreak.com/category/bird-photography-weekly/"><img src="http://birdfreak.com/images/bpw-sharing-logo-smaller.jpg" width="125"/></a>

  • Looking Sharp!

    Updated: 2010-03-06 00:55:50
    Submitted by BrdPics Blog Throughout the winter months I’ll sometimes notice that my backyard gets very quiet, devoid of the busy activity usually found around my platform and hanging feeders. Then I’ll often notice the distinctive profile of an Accipter perched in a nearby tree or on the fence. I mainly get Sharp-shinned Hawks but also [...]

  • KTVA Channel 11 news story on Cyrano

    Updated: 2010-03-06 00:53:02
    Submitted by Bird TLC Blog   Check out the latest story on Cyrano, our bald eagle by KTVA Channell 11 http://www.ktva.com/topalaskanews/ci_14506914 If you want to know how far around the globe this story has gone, go to Google and type in Cyrano eagle alaska.   on Friday, March 05, 2010

  • Bright Wings Contest – Win a Signed Copy!

    Updated: 2010-03-05 14:10:35
    The Columbia University Press has a contest to win one of three signed copies of Bright Wings: An Illustrated Anthology of Poems About Birds. We reviewed Bright Wings and the poems are great (plus there are wonderful illustrations by David Sibley accompanying the poems). You have until Tuesday, March 9th by 5:00 PM (Eastern) to enter.

  • Woodlink Platform Feeder Review

    Updated: 2010-03-04 14:43:35
    Platform feeders provide a wonderful edition to your backyard feeding station. Birds that don’t often use other types of feeders, such as hoppers and tubes, will gladly go for seed offered on a platform. We use this one from Woodlink which is constructed of durable wood, is easy to clean, and provides ample space for several [...]

  • Birdcouple on the move

    Updated: 2010-03-03 02:18:48
    Submitted by The Birdcouple Blog With spring (hopefully) on the way, we’re sprucing things up a bit around here - starting with those sharp new license plates for our 2010 Ford Escape Hybrid, which we affectionately call “Pipit.” We’ve also added a logo and link for Alpen Optics at the top of our blog sidebar, in recognition [...]

  • Hermit Thrush in Wet Snow

    Updated: 2010-03-03 02:15:52
    Submitted by Birding Notes Blog Our front yard was busy this afternoon with soft, wet snow falling and covering much of the ground for a while. A colorful Pine Warbler, Yellow-rumped Warbler, Carolina Wren, a pair of Downy Woodpeckers, Tufted Titmice, Carolina Chickadees, one or two Goldfinches, a Mockingbird and a big Red-bellied Woodpecker went back [...]

  • Take Kids Birding! – Section 4 Preview – Going Beyond Birding

    Updated: 2010-03-02 10:23:03
    In an effort to drastically improve and enhance the Birdfreak Guide to Taking Kids Birding (a handy PDF we created in January 2008) we decided to overhaul it completely. We have been working diligently on crafting what will hopefully become a small book. We have changed the name of this “guide” to Take Kids Birding! [...]

  • Bird Photography Weekly #79

    Updated: 2010-02-28 05:34:40
    Join in now on the 79th edition of Bird Photography Weekly!! Help spread the word with these badges: Copy this code to place this badge: <a href="http://birdfreak.com/category/bird-photography-weekly/"><img src="http://birdfreak.com/images/bpw-sharing-logo-wide.jpg" width="225"/></a> Copy this code to place this badge: <a href="http://birdfreak.com/category/bird-photography-weekly/"><img src="http://birdfreak.com/images/bpw-sharing-logo-smaller.jpg" width="125"/></a>

  • No Words….

    Updated: 2010-02-26 19:17:42
    Submitted by The Birdcouple Blog

  • Snow Light

    Updated: 2010-02-26 19:16:18
    Submitted by BrdPics Blog We’ve had a relatively cold, snowy winter around here (Colorado’s Northern Front Range) so far, which has made for some nice raptor photo opps. The combination of fresh snow on the ground and sunshine really lights up the underside of soaring birds, which can otherwise be tricky to photograph well in bright [...]

  • Ohio Natural History Conference

    Updated: 2010-02-25 11:00:27
    Sponsored by the Ohio Biological Survey and the Ohio Division of WIldlife, the 6th annual Ohio Natural History Conference was a great learning experience and good time. The cost of this one-day event was low; 30 dollars for both Dakota and myself. I thought it would be a good way to learn more about our [...]

  • Will This Wood Thrush Convince You to Join the National Audubon Society?

    Updated: 2010-02-24 09:33:35
    Perhaps you are already a member of The National Audubon Society. Perhaps you know that Wood Thrushes are not only magnificently beautiful birds but also have one of the avian world’s best voices. Yet sadly, Wood Thrushes are declining. Audubon is working hard to help mitigate this decline and hopefully reverse the trend. One way you [...]

  • Review of Swarovski EL Traveler Binoculars

    Updated: 2010-02-22 10:19:49
    The following is a review of the Swarovski EL Traveler Binoculars. Birdfreak.com has an ongoing partnership with Swarovski Optik. A few years ago I purchased a pair of Swarovski EL bins and would never want to use another brand. Since then, Swarovski has been super generous to us in getting awesome equipment in our hands. [...]

  • Bird Photography Weekly #78

    Updated: 2010-02-21 05:22:56
    Join in now on the 78th edition of Bird Photography Weekly!! Help spread the word with these badges: Copy this code to place this badge: <a href="http://birdfreak.com/category/bird-photography-weekly/"><img src="http://birdfreak.com/images/bpw-sharing-logo-wide.jpg" width="225"/></a> Copy this code to place this badge: <a href="http://birdfreak.com/category/bird-photography-weekly/"><img src="http://birdfreak.com/images/bpw-sharing-logo-smaller.jpg" width="125"/></a>

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