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Four Questions Birders Are Constantly Asked
1+ week, 1+ day ago (21+ words) Birders (and even more so bird photographers) are used to being asked questions. Here are four of the most common ones....
Survey marks 20 years of bird monitoring
1+ hour, 19+ min ago (247+ words) Nelson Tasman residents are being asked to step outside, look up, and take stock of the birds in their backyard as the New Zealand Garden Bird Survey marks its 20th year. Running from Saturday, 27 June to Sunday, 5 July 2026, the nationwide survey…...
Heartbeats and birds | Outdoors
6+ hour, 6+ min ago (404+ words) Master Bird Bander Jim Bryce holds a black-and-white warbler captured in a mist net in the Moquah Barrens. Veeries are small, brown thrushes whose flute-like, downward spiraling song is often heard in damp forests of the Northwoods. Here's the author's…...
American bittern spotted near New Buffalo
9+ hour, 21+ min ago (298+ words) American bittern on May 3 in a New Buffalo Township marsh. Bald eagle with fish in talons, May 27 at New Buffalo Harbor. Eastern garter snake, June 4 at Baroda Township Park. During the breeding season, the American bittern nests in cattail or…...
Next Weeks State Park program, Raptors Up Close, set for July 9
15+ hour, 56+ min ago (172+ words) The Conway Daily Sun LANCASTER " Weeks State Park presents Raptors Up Close on July 9 at 6 p. m. in the Great Room of the Summit Lodge of Weeks State Park. Take flight with the Vermont Institute of Natural Science on an unforgettable experience....
One of Ireland's fastest birds is in serious trouble " and you can learn how to protect them
9+ hour, 51+ min ago (203+ words) Swifts, the hyper-fast birds that spend almost their entire lives airborne, have filled our evening skies for generations. But behind those summer sights is a worrying reality: Irish swift populations have plummeted by over 40 per cent in the last 25 years,…...
Rare arctic terns are making an unexpected appearance in Texas
11+ hour, 13+ min ago (525+ words) Spring migration has largely wrapped up across Texas, but birders are still flocking to one stretch of coastline for a visitor that rarely appears there. Among them was'Dania Sanchez, president of the Golden Triangle Audubon Society, who drove about five…...
Erie Bird Observatory, Presque Isle State Park, Tom Ridge Environmental Center Host Pennsylvania Piping Plover Fest In Erie On July 18-19
11+ hour, 11+ min ago (588+ words) The return of the piping plover to Presque Isle is a powerful sign of hope. It shows that when people work together and use science-based conservation, we can help wildlife recover." The plover's comeback has become a symbol of what's…...
Nature Saskatchewan urges care around piping plovers
23+ hour, 32+ min ago (331+ words) Celebrate Canada Day! July 1st at Civic Park. More" Summer has arrived in Saskatchewan, and more people are heading to local beaches. However, Nature Saskatchewan is reminding residents to share the shoreline with wildlife, including the endangered piping plover." Piping plovers…...
Why Gen Z Is Suddenly Obsessed with Bird-Watching
13+ hour, 15+ min ago (628+ words) Bird-watching is surging among young adults, and experts say the pandemic, social media, and the hobby's accessibility have inspired a new generation of birders. Bird-watching has long been a favorite pastime'and if a recent survey from the U. K. is any indication,…...