05/22/2013 - An Illinois Big Day Record at Listing Central :: Comments (0)
Last week, on an absolutely perfect spring day, the Illinois Big Day Record was broken by a team that consisted of not one, but two ABA staff members. Web Developer Greg Neise, Birder's Guide editor Michael Retter, and a team consisting of Adam Sell, Jeff Skretny, Bob Hughes, and Larry... READ MORE »
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Nate Swick holds the prestigious title of Blog Manager for the American Birding Association. A long-time member of the bird blogosphere, Nate has been writing about birds and birding at The Drinking Bird since 2007, but can also be found at the Nature Blog Network Blog and writing about the southeast at 10,000 Birds. In the non-digital world, he leads field trips for the Wake Audubon Young Naturalists and reviews eBird records for North Carolina. Nate lives in Chapel Hill, North Carolina, with his wife, Danielle, and young son, Noah, who is not yet aware that he is being groomed to be a birder.
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05/20/2013 - Blog Birding #135 :: Comments (0)
The glowing reviews of the Biggest Week in American Birding are still coming in, this time from Laura Kammermeier writing at the Nature Travel Network blog As I was chatting with one of my colleagues, who was one of the braintrusts behind the eBird program, he asked where I was... READ MORE »
The glowing reviews of the Biggest Week in American Birding are still coming in, this time from Laura Kammermeier writing at the Nature Travel Network blog As I was chatting with one of my colleagues, who was one of the braintrusts behind the eBird program, he asked where I was... READ MORE »
05/19/2013 - #ABArare - Little Egret - Newfoundland :: Comments (0)
On May 18, Pierre Ryan found a pair of egrets in Fair Haven, Newfoundland, and reported the pair as Snowy Egrets, which are rare but annual in the province. His photos and description of the birds' plumes led to suspicion that one or both of these birds may be ABA... READ MORE »
On May 18, Pierre Ryan found a pair of egrets in Fair Haven, Newfoundland, and reported the pair as Snowy Egrets, which are rare but annual in the province. His photos and description of the birds' plumes led to suspicion that one or both of these birds may be ABA... READ MORE »
05/19/2013 - #ABArare - Slate-throated Redstart - Arizona :: Comments (0)
On May 18 an ABA Code 4 Slate-throated Redstart was discovered by P.D. Hulce at the Southwestern Research Station at Cave Creek Canyon in Cochise, Arizona. The bird was refound later and seen by several people, hopefully suggesting that this one will stick around for a little bit. photo by... READ MORE »
On May 18 an ABA Code 4 Slate-throated Redstart was discovered by P.D. Hulce at the Southwestern Research Station at Cave Creek Canyon in Cochise, Arizona. The bird was refound later and seen by several people, hopefully suggesting that this one will stick around for a little bit. photo by... READ MORE »
05/18/2013 - #ABArare - Green Sandpiper, Tundra Bean-Goose - Alaska :: Comments (1)
The Alaska rarity season is off and running with a couple nice Asian vagrants found in the last couple days. READ MORE »
The Alaska rarity season is off and running with a couple nice Asian vagrants found in the last couple days. READ MORE »
05/17/2013 - Rare Bird Alert: May 17, 2013 :: Comments (2)
A short intro this week, one that was defined generally by two phenomena. First, the wind out of the southwest has been pretty much constant for the last several days, the result being that there have been a ton of western birds turning up in the east, particularly around the... READ MORE »
A short intro this week, one that was defined generally by two phenomena. First, the wind out of the southwest has been pretty much constant for the last several days, the result being that there have been a ton of western birds turning up in the east, particularly around the... READ MORE »
05/15/2013 - #ABArare - Purple Sandpiper - Alberta :: Comments (1)
On May 9th, photographer Eddy Matuod found and photographed an unusual sandpiper at Inglewood Bird Sanctuary in Calgary, Alberta. He was uncertain as to its identity, suspecting either Rock or Purple Sandpiper, and posted his find to the provincial listerv, where the identification seemed to galvinaize around Purple Sandpiper, a... READ MORE »
On May 9th, photographer Eddy Matuod found and photographed an unusual sandpiper at Inglewood Bird Sanctuary in Calgary, Alberta. He was uncertain as to its identity, suspecting either Rock or Purple Sandpiper, and posted his find to the provincial listerv, where the identification seemed to galvinaize around Purple Sandpiper, a... READ MORE »
05/14/2013 - The ABA at Kachemek Bay :: Comments (0)
Jeff and Liz were up in Homer, Alaska, this past week for the Kachemek Bay Shorebird Festival, where Jeff gave the keynote address. The event is, by all account, a huge event for the Alaska birding and conservation community, and is the sold-out crowds are any indication, one of the... READ MORE »
Jeff and Liz were up in Homer, Alaska, this past week for the Kachemek Bay Shorebird Festival, where Jeff gave the keynote address. The event is, by all account, a huge event for the Alaska birding and conservation community, and is the sold-out crowds are any indication, one of the... READ MORE »
05/13/2013 - Blog Birding #134 :: Comments (0)
The newest edition of I and the Bird is up at 10,000 Birds featuring vultures, of both the New and Old Worlds: That bald head, so odd and homely, is actually an adaptation for sticking one’s head deep inside the gut of a deceased mammal. Feathers can attract gunk, and... READ MORE »
The newest edition of I and the Bird is up at 10,000 Birds featuring vultures, of both the New and Old Worlds: That bald head, so odd and homely, is actually an adaptation for sticking one’s head deep inside the gut of a deceased mammal. Feathers can attract gunk, and... READ MORE »
05/12/2013 - 2013 AOU Check-list Committee Proposals - Part 3 :: Comments (0)
They're coming fast now. Not much more than a week after the second batch of proposals drops comes the third. Thanks to Morgan Churchill for keeping on top of the AOU's actions and posting them on the ABA's Facebook Discussion Group. The disclaimers that should be second nature by now... READ MORE »
They're coming fast now. Not much more than a week after the second batch of proposals drops comes the third. Thanks to Morgan Churchill for keeping on top of the AOU's actions and posting them on the ABA's Facebook Discussion Group. The disclaimers that should be second nature by now... READ MORE »
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Recent Posts
- An Illinois Big Day Record at Listing Central by Nate Swick
- Springing Forward by Lynn Barber
- Common Nighthawk Multimedia Art Contest Announcement by Robert Mortensen
- Blog Birding #135 by Nate Swick
- #ABArare - Little Egret - Newfoundland by Nate Swick
- #ABArare - Slate-throated Redstart - Arizona by Nate Swick
- Birding Online: May/June 2013 issue by Birding Magazine
- #ABArare - Green Sandpiper, Tundra Bean-Goose - Alaska by Nate Swick
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