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How to Tell Apart Least, Semipalmated, and Western Sandpipers
Semipalmated Sandpiper (Photo credit: Wikipedia) The small Calidris Sandpipers of North America, peeps what many call them, can be some of the more difficult shorebirds to identify. This is because...
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Tips for When to Go Birding During Migration
During both spring and fall migrations, weather plays a significant role during bird migration. If you know when birds will be migrating, you can better plan during spring and fall migrations what...
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Planning a Big Year
Have you ever wanted to do a big year, but weren’t sure how to actually do one? Well, in this article I will discuss about how to plan a big year. Types of Big Years First thing that you want to...
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How to Tell Apart Cooper’s and Sharp-shinned Hawks
Even though Cooper’s and Sharp-shinned Hawks are both common backyard birds, for many of us identifying them can prove a challenge. In this post I’m going to discuss how to separate Cooper’s and...
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Geolocators and Swallows
Banding has played a large role in bird research for over more than a century. Banding consists of catching a bird in a mist net and then taking it out and putting a band on one of the bird’s legs....
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