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By Jeff Gordon, on March 29, 2019
These are my friend Bill Thompson III’s shoes. Actually, this is just the tip of his footwear iceberg—he owned and wore a lot of shoes. I photographed these as they sat by his front door the day after I, along with members of his family, watched him fly free of his cancer-ravaged body. [read more…]
By Nate Swick, on January 30, 2019 We’re getting ready to send out the February 2019 issue of Birding magazine, also known as “the one with the stickers”. There’s no better time to join the ABA if you’d like to get some sweet BOY 2019 stickers to display on your phone, your binoculars, or whatever you think might benefit from a little [read more…]
By ABA, on October 31, 2018 In 2018, the ABA Board of Directors selected four individuals to receive ABA Awards. You can read more about each of the recipients in the October 2018 issue of Birding magazine, but we would like to share them here as well, as these exceptional members of the birding community deserve the admiration and thanks of [read more…]
By Nate Swick, on August 28, 2018 In recent weeks, members of the ABA Checklist Committee (CLC) added an additional species to the ABA Checklist, Black-backed Oriole, Icterus abeillei, based on a well-documented record in Pennsylvania in 2017, and subsequent reports from Massachusetts and Connecticut that are widely considered to be the same individual.
Full accounts for these and other decisions made [read more…]
By ABA, on August 21, 2018 In accordance with the bylaws of the American Birding Association, the Board of Directors has set the date for the next Annual Meeting of the Members of the Association for Saturday, September 22, 2018. Time and place are 4:00 PM, Saturday, September 22, 2018, at the American Birding Expo, to be held at the Greater [read more…]
By Nate Swick, on August 14, 2018 In recent weeks, members of the ABA Checklist Committee (CLC) have added four additional species to the ABA Checklist. Three are vagrants from the Old World–Pied Wheatear (Oenanthe pleschanka), Mistle Thrush (Turdus viscivorus), and Red-backed Shrike (Lanius collurio). The fourth is a vagrant species from Middle America, Great Black Hawk (Buteogallus urubitinga),
Full accounts for [read more…]
By Nate Swick, on May 24, 2018 In recent weeks, members of the ABA Checklist Committee (CLC) have added four species to the ABA Checklist. Three species are vagrants from the Old World are River Warbler (Locustella fluviatilis), Thick-billed Warbler (Iduna aedon), and European Robin (Erithacus rubecula). The fourth is a non-native species established in Hawaii, Indian Peafowl (Pavo cristatus).
Full accounts [read more…]
By Nate Swick, on March 7, 2018 The ABA has a full schedule of events planned for 2018 and beyond. Come and join us for amazing birding and great fellowship with fellow ABA members at sites around the ABA Area and world.
We have some events in the near future that have some spots available for birders who are willing and able [read more…]
By ABA, on February 6, 2018 Hello blog readers!
The American Birding Association, which sponsors this blog among many other free resources, would like to share a wonderful, free e-book with you.
It’s called Let’s Go Birding! and it’s written by Birding magazine editor, Ted Floyd and beautifully illustrated with bird photography by Bill Schmoker.
You already know how birds can [read more…]
By Nate Swick, on January 17, 2018 It’s been a long time coming, but the ABA is excited to announce a new and improved homepage that will hopefully help members more easily find information they need and for potential members to be impressed by what we have to offer.
Note that there are still a few kinks being worked out, the [read more…]
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A Dozen Things You Can Do to Celebrate Bill Thompson III
These are my friend Bill Thompson III’s shoes. Actually, this is just the tip of his footwear iceberg—he owned and wore a lot of shoes. I photographed these as they sat by his front door the day after I, along with members of his family, watched him fly free of his cancer-ravaged body. [read more…]