06/04/2013 - Secret Handshake :: Comments (16)
Greg Neise on what we all know as birders... READ MORE »
Blogger: GREG NEISE
Location: Chicago, Illinois
Website: nabirding.com
Greg Neise developed his interests in birds, photography and conservation as a youngster growing up in Chicago, across the street from Lincoln Park Zoo. At the age of 13, he worked alongside Dr. William S. Beecher, then Director of the Chicago Academy of Sciences and a pioneering ornithologist, and learned to photograph wildlife, an interest that developed into a career supplying images for magazines, newspapers, institutions and books, including National Geographic (print, web and television), Chicago Tribune, Chicago Sun-Times, Boston Globe, Nature, Lincoln Park Zoo, Miami Zoo, Jacksonville Zoo, The Field Museum and a host of others. He has served as President of the Rainforest Conservation Fund, a volunteer organization dedicated to preserving the world's tropical rainforests. Greg is a web developer for the ABA, and of course, a fanatical birder.
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12/16/2012 - The Best Christmas Count :: Comments (6)
Sunday, December 18, 1977. The week had started out dreadfully cold in the Chicago area. It was -12° during count week, and there was a good amount of snow on the ground. In the days running up to the count, a warm front pushed in, bringing some more snow with... READ MORE »
Sunday, December 18, 1977. The week had started out dreadfully cold in the Chicago area. It was -12° during count week, and there was a good amount of snow on the ground. In the days running up to the count, a warm front pushed in, bringing some more snow with... READ MORE »
10/28/2012 - How to Use the Intertubes, Part 1: Links :: Comments (8)
Keep 'em short and sweet I would like to introduce myself. When you click over to ABA Birding News and send a comment or a question, I'm the guy who gets it. Since mid-August I've received nearly 1,000 messages from people reporting glitches, making suggestions (thank you!), or offering praise... READ MORE »
Keep 'em short and sweet I would like to introduce myself. When you click over to ABA Birding News and send a comment or a question, I'm the guy who gets it. Since mid-August I've received nearly 1,000 messages from people reporting glitches, making suggestions (thank you!), or offering praise... READ MORE »
10/19/2012 - Rare Bird Alert: October 19, 2012 :: Comments (2)
In many parts of the ABA area, October and November are the most exciting weeks of the year. Young birds and post-breeding adults wander, get pushed by winds and vagrants are on everyone's mind. The weather this past week was again dominated by the Greenland block, a warm high-pressure system... READ MORE »
In many parts of the ABA area, October and November are the most exciting weeks of the year. Young birds and post-breeding adults wander, get pushed by winds and vagrants are on everyone's mind. The weather this past week was again dominated by the Greenland block, a warm high-pressure system... READ MORE »
09/12/2012 - Long Live Lister! :: Comments (9)
It's been said that listing is the heart-and-soul of the ABA. The roots. The base. There's a lot of truth to that, even though the ABA is much, much more. Conservation efforts like Birder's Exchange. Education efforts like the Young Birder Program, and of course, the fine publications like Birding,... READ MORE »
It's been said that listing is the heart-and-soul of the ABA. The roots. The base. There's a lot of truth to that, even though the ABA is much, much more. Conservation efforts like Birder's Exchange. Education efforts like the Young Birder Program, and of course, the fine publications like Birding,... READ MORE »
09/10/2012 - Birding News Update: Mobile Edition :: Comments (2)
Over the past 4 weeks, we've received (and responded to!) hundreds-upon-hundreds of emails from users of ABA Birding News. Some were kudos, some were gripes, and some were suggestions. In the suggestions column, one request outnumbered all others: "what about a mobile version?" Well, how's this? As of this afternoon,... READ MORE »
Over the past 4 weeks, we've received (and responded to!) hundreds-upon-hundreds of emails from users of ABA Birding News. Some were kudos, some were gripes, and some were suggestions. In the suggestions column, one request outnumbered all others: "what about a mobile version?" Well, how's this? As of this afternoon,... READ MORE »
08/29/2012 - Birding News Update: 8-29-12 :: Comments (2)
We've now read—and replied to—all of the messages we've received from you over the past two weeks concerning Birding News. Having tens of thousands of beta-testers has helped us immeasurably in identifying and eliminating problems. We've also gotten some very good suggestions. Chief among these is that we offer the... READ MORE »
We've now read—and replied to—all of the messages we've received from you over the past two weeks concerning Birding News. Having tens of thousands of beta-testers has helped us immeasurably in identifying and eliminating problems. We've also gotten some very good suggestions. Chief among these is that we offer the... READ MORE »
08/23/2012 - Birding News Update :: Comments (2)
It's been a solid week since the ABA launched Birding News, or you could say "rebooted" Jack Siler's ubiquitous Birdingonthe.net. To say that the past week has been a busy one would be a bit of an understatement. We asked for your feedback, and over 400 of you responded. We... READ MORE »
It's been a solid week since the ABA launched Birding News, or you could say "rebooted" Jack Siler's ubiquitous Birdingonthe.net. To say that the past week has been a busy one would be a bit of an understatement. We asked for your feedback, and over 400 of you responded. We... READ MORE »
08/10/2012 - Rare Bird Alert: August 10, 2012 :: Comments (0)
The big dome of heat that had dominated the Great Plains, the Great Lakes and the eastern part of southern Canada was pushed out yesterday by an unseasonal "Alberta clipper", bringing late-September temps with it. The heat is now pushed to the west, with red-flag warnings over much of Wyoming,... READ MORE »
The big dome of heat that had dominated the Great Plains, the Great Lakes and the eastern part of southern Canada was pushed out yesterday by an unseasonal "Alberta clipper", bringing late-September temps with it. The heat is now pushed to the west, with red-flag warnings over much of Wyoming,... READ MORE »
08/09/2012 - #ABArare - Wandering Tattler - Chicago, Illinois :: Comments (4)
At about 9:30 on the morning of August 9, Chicago birder Steve Spitzer headed out to one of his favorite local spots, Montrose Point Bird Sanctuary. "I saw that the weather was going to be crummy, so I decided to go out and see what landed on the beach. People... READ MORE »
At about 9:30 on the morning of August 9, Chicago birder Steve Spitzer headed out to one of his favorite local spots, Montrose Point Bird Sanctuary. "I saw that the weather was going to be crummy, so I decided to go out and see what landed on the beach. People... READ MORE »
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