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Tag Archives: ABA
A Snowy End to the Year
I returned from my self-imposed Bosnian exile in late December to celebrate the holidays with my friends and family for a couple weeks. My first port of call in the US was Delaware where I would be spending Christmas at … Continue reading
Posted in Birding, Rarities, Travel
Tagged ABA, Delaware, Longspur, National Wildlife Refuge, New Year, NWR, owl, Prime Hook, rough-legged hawk, snow bunting, snow goose, snowy, snowy owl
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Vagrants for Days…
The past week has been pretty crazy (and exhausting) bird wise. It all started last Sunday when I was able to chase a slaty-backed gull that had been found a few days prior at Presque Isle State Park on Lake … Continue reading
Posted in Birding, Rarities
Tagged ABA, backed, Berks, Black, black-backed oriole, County, Erie, first, gull, pa, Pennsylvania, Presque isle, rarity, record, slaty-backed
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Tale of Three Vagrants
For the past week I have been in Florida briefly before heading down to the Dominican Republic day after tomorrow (much more on that later). While it has not been a birding trip, I have had a bit of time … Continue reading
Posted in Birding, Rarities, Travel
Tagged ABA, Birding, Birds, Biscayne, black-faced, Boca Raton, code 4, code 5, Cuban, Dominican Republic, dove, Florida, grassquit, Hispaniola, key, Largo, Long Key, Miami, pewee, rarity, South, south florida, state park, travel, vagrant, Zenaida
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More Fun in the Alpine (Camp Colorado Day 3)
Lifers Denoted by Bold My doormates and I woke up earlier than the rest of the group the next morning and went out with the goal of finding dusky grouse. Outside it was still raining, but it looked as if it … Continue reading
Posted in Birding, Mammals, Travel, Youth Birder Camps
Tagged ABA, American dipper, banding, bird, Birding, Birds, camp, Cassin's finch, CO, Colorado, dusky grouse, Estes Park, finch, goshawk, interior, mountain bluebird, mountains, mule deer, red-naped sapsucker, Rocky Mountain National Park, Rocky Mountains, townsend's solitaire, uinta chipmunk, west, Williamson's sapsucker, YMCA of the Rockies, young, youth
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Tips for Leading Bird Walks at the Eyrie
I have a new post up on the ABA’s young birder blog The Eyrie. It is some tips for young birders in leading bird walks. The link follows: http://youngbirders.aba.org/2014/11/nine-tips-for-leading-bird-walks.html
Northern Wheatear in Cleveland
Last Tuesday, a Northern wheatear was reported at Headlands Beach State Park in Cleveland. While I have seen wheatears in Britain, this would be a ABA Area life bird for me. However, I had school during the week and so … Continue reading
Posted in Birding, Rarities, Travel
Tagged ABA, Bonaparte's gull, Caspian, chase, Cleveland, great black-backed gull, Headlands Beach State Park, Impoundment, Lake Erie, lifer, Lorain Harbor, Mentor, northern, Ohio, plover, rarity, red-necked phalarope, sanderling, Tern, twitching, wheatear, whimbrel
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Warbler Guide Review at the Eyrie
I have a post up at the ABA’s young birder blog the Eyrie this week, which is a review of the new book The Warbler Guide. You should all check it out! The link follows: http://youngbirders.aba.org/2013/11/the-warbler-guide-a-review.html
Rufous-Necked Wood-Rail (First ABA Record) — Bosque Del Apache NWR, NM
The newest rare bird to hit the birding community is a rufous-necked wood-rail at Bosque Del Apache NWR in New Mexico. This is the first record of this bird in the ABA area. Even if it weren’t it is still … Continue reading
Posted in Rarities
Tagged ABA, Apache, Bosque, Del, first, New Mexico, NWR, rarity, record, rufous-necked, wood-rail
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Winging It Nov. 2012 and What it has to do With Young Birders
The November edition of the ABA newsletter Winging It was just published. There are a few interesting things about this edition. For one thing, if you view it online it is in full color. Also, it has a theme about … Continue reading
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