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Life-long lover of nature somewhat obsessed with birds
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American Birding Association
7 months ago
Let's see those ABA Bird of the Year stickers! ABA members Scott and Pat Sainsbury recently shared this photo of their well-worn "kitchen binoculars" with more than a decade of ABA Bird of the Year stickers. These trusty bins have seen a lot of birds and brought a lot of joy.
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American Birding Association
8 months ago
Our Annual Report for 2024 is now available! Take a look back at all the ways you helped make birding better through the American Birding Association:
www.aba.org/pdfviewer/an...
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American Birding Association
8 months ago
Happy Father's Day, from the American Birding Association! Got any birding plans for this Father's Day?
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American Birding Association
10 months ago
On Tuesday, 22 Apr 2025, a pair of Military Macaws (Ara militaris) was photographed at Rio Grande Village in Big Bend National Park, Brewster Co, Texas. Read more:
www.aba.org/military-mac...
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Military Macaws in Texasâs Big Bend National Park - American Birding Association
On 22 Apr 2025, a pair of Military Macaws was photographed in Big Bend National Park, Texas. This could represent the first confirmed record of the species within the ABA Area; however, this is not th...
https://www.aba.org/military-macaws-in-texass-big-bend-national-park/
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American Birding Association
11 months ago
This week, we welcome Nick Block, professor of biology at Stonehill College in Massachusetts, as well as Matt Hale, professor of biology at Texas Christian University in Fort Worth to talk all about weird winged warblers.
www.aba.org/09-14-weird-...
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American Birding Association
10 months ago
Complete with beautiful images and extensive, detailed information, The Shorebirds of North America: A Natural History and Photographic Celebration, by Pete Dunne and Kevin T. Karlson is a great addition to any birder's shelf. Read Katie Boord's full review here:
www.aba.org/striking-sho...
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Laughing Gull leans in for a sip
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American Birding Association
11 months ago
Congratulations to ABA Young Birder Vitus Li for winning the February eBirder of the Month Challenge! Vitus is currently a participant in ABA's Young Birder Mentoring program. You can read more about his story and the eBirder of the Month Challenge here:
ebird.org/news/vitus-l...
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Vitus Li, February eBirder of the Month - eBird
Please join us in congratulating Vitus Li, of Ellicott City, Marylandâwinner of the February 2025 eBirder of the Month Challenge, sponsored by ZEISS. Vitusâs name was drawn randomly from the thousands...
https://ebird.org/news/vitus-li-february-ebirder-of-the-month
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Dexter Patterson aka Wisco Birder
11 months ago
Just wrote a new piece for Madison365! âïž Birder and best-selling author Christian Cooper recently visited Wisconsin to celebrate birding, community, and connection. đ€
madison365.com/naturalist-a...
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Naturalist and best-selling author Christian Cooper visits Wisconsin to celebrate birding, inclusion, and community
Christian Cooper, the Emmy Award-winning host of National Geographicâs "Extraordinary Birder" and author of the best-selling memoir "Better Living Through Birding: Notes from a Black Man in the Natura...
https://madison365.com/naturalist-and-best-selling-author-christian-cooper-visits-wisconsin-to-celebrate-birding-inclusion-and-community/
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American Birding Association
11 months ago
"As I write, the sun is rising on a nearly perfect spring morning, replete with caroling robins and ravens already on the wing. The day is marred only by the absence of my good friend Victor Emanuel, whose too brief tenure on this planet ended 11 March 2025."
www.aba.org/victor-emanu...
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American Birding Association
11 months ago
Join Nate and Greg on YouTube this Friday, March 21 at 1pm ET to chat bird ID and other birdy topics during What's This Bird Live!
www.youtube.com/watch?v=lkJt...
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What's This Bird LIVE! March 21, 2025
YouTube video by American Birding Association
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lkJt9Vkyjt4
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American Birding Association
11 months ago
In a crossover episode with Mike Braesher of Ducks Unlimited and the Ducks Unlimited Podcast, we welcome Mike, Amanda Rodewald of the Cornell Lab of Ornithology and Bradley Wilkinson of the Association of Fish and Wildlife Agencies to talk about the State of the Birds report:
tinyurl.com/yc3ubkxs
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American Birding Association
11 months ago
"Maybe the birdâs beauty was a reflection of its rarity. Or maybe, more likely, the bird was beautiful because of the weather. It had started snowing, that Sunday morning in February long ago, and the bird was luminous in the wintry landscape." Read more:
tinyurl.com/mtr9c7we
Photo by Ted Floyd
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American Birding Association
11 months ago
Data can be used to inform everything from conservation decisions to where to spend time tomorrow morning. But how can we use that data to encourage new birders or convince policy-makers to care about birds? Data artist Jer Thorp joins host Nate Swick to discuss more:
www.aba.org/09-10-the-po...
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I have family with ties to Ukraine and am mortified and disgusted by the White Houseâs disrespectful treatment of President Zelensky today. Grim days indeed.
12 months ago
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American Birding Association
12 months ago
Join Nate and Greg TOMORROW, Friday Feb. 28 at 1pm ET to chat bird ID and more on What's This Bird Live:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=X5sW...
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What's This Bird LIVE! February 28, 2025
YouTube video by American Birding Association
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X5sW-q3qAI4
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American Birding Association
12 months ago
February brings an all-star lineup to This Month in Birding, with long-time friends Jody Allair, Nick Lund, and Jordan Rutter joining host Nate Swick to talk about all manner of birdy topics.
www.aba.org/09-09-this-m...
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09-09: This Month in Birding - February 2025 - American Birding Association
February brings an all-star lineup to This Month in Birding, with long-time friends Jody Allair, Nick Lund, and Jordan Rutter joining us to talk about all manner of birdy topics. The panel discuss the...
https://www.aba.org/09-09-this-month-in-birding-february-2025/
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American Birding Association
about 1 year ago
On this week's American Birding Podcast: This Month in Birding â January 2025 featuring Rebecca Heisman, Dexter Patterson, and Sarah Swanson, who join host Nate Swick to talk about loons, mosquito killing birds, cold weather birding tips, and much more!
www.aba.org/09-05-this-m...
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American Birding Association
12 months ago
Looking for a great place to start planning a road trip? Check out our ever-expanding compilation of roadways throughout North America that offer prime birding and wildlife viewing:
www.aba.org/aba-area-bir...
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American Birding Association
12 months ago
We love to see the ways birds can spark creativity across the board. Check out this highlight of Common Loon inspired looks!
www.channel3000.com/madison-maga...
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How to dress like the 2025 Bird of the Year
Four outfits curated by the owner of a local secondhand shop draw inspiration from the common loon.
https://www.channel3000.com/madison-magazine/how-to-dress-like-the-2025-bird-of-the-year/article_d270e4e0-f079-11ef-bdc4-53cefc6eaa45.html
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American Birding Association
12 months ago
This week on the American Birding Podcast, Christian Cooper joins host Nate Swick to talk books, television, and what Central Park means to him:
www.aba.org/09-08-urban-...
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American Birding Association
12 months ago
The ABA is deeply concerned by recent staff reductions in U.S. federal agencies tasked with the stewardship of Americanâs lands, waters, and wildlife, including wild birds. These actions have real world implications for the wellbeing of wild birds, particularly those facing extinction
bit.ly/3Xc4BCK
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ABA Statement Regarding U.S. Agency Staffing and Funding - American Birding Association
The American Birding Association (ABA) is deeply concerned by recent, sudden staff reductions in U.S. federal agencies tasked with the stewardship of Americanâs lands, waters, and wildlife, including ...
https://bit.ly/3Xc4BCK
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The Birdist
about 1 year ago
Buried in yesterday's Interior Department Secretarial Order on "Unleashing American Energy"* is an attack on birds, indicating the reversal of "Regulations Governing Take of Migratory Birds; Revocation of Provisions," 86 Fed. Reg. 54642.
www.doi.gov/document-lib...
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SO 3418 - Unleashing American Energy | U.S. Department of the Interior
SO 3418
https://www.doi.gov/document-library/secretary-order/so-3418-unleashing-american-energy
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American Birding Association
about 1 year ago
Birding editor Ted Floyd's latest installment of How to Know the Birds explores a day of slow birding with a Ruddy turnstone:
www.aba.org/how-to-know-...
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Even in the dead of winterâŠbirds!
#addBirder
about 1 year ago
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An intimate moment with a Florida Scrub Jay on the Scrub Ridge Trail, Merritt Island National Wildlife Refuge
about 1 year ago
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American Birding Association
about 1 year ago
"Common Loons look like they have nothing to hide as they float around, seemingly without a care in the world. Or, at least, so I thought. Iâve come to realize there is much, much more to Common Loons than meets the birderâs eye..."
www.aba.org/common-loon-...
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Tina Smith
about 1 year ago
As it should be!
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Fascinating research on migrating birds -
www.scientificamerican.com/article/migr...
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Migrating Birds Sing to Team Up with Other Species
Songbirds may socialize across species during nighttime migrations
https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/migrating-birds-sing-to-team-up-with-other-species/
about 1 year ago
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Cold and snow can enliven the Lower Eastern Shore as evidenced by these Snow Geese
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American Birding Association
about 1 year ago
Roughly 1/4 of chocolate sales in the US and the UK occur around the holidays. If you're listening to this podcast, you're statistically almost certain to participate. What's that got to do with birds? Like coffeeâchocolate now comes in a bird friendly version.
www.aba.org/08-50-its-bi...
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08-50: It's Bird-Friendly Chocolate Season with Bryony Angell - American Birding Association
Roughly a quarter of chocolate sales in the US and the UK occur around the holidays at the end of the year. And if you are listening to this podcast, you are statistically almost certain to be partici...
https://www.aba.org/08-50-its-bird-friendly-chocolate-season-with-bryony-angell/
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BirdLife Australia
about 1 year ago
It's that simple đŠ
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American Birding Association
about 1 year ago
The ABA is thrilled to be able to announce a full slate of recipients for the ABA's awards this year. Thanks to all who have contributed so much to birding. It means so much to celebrate your accomplishments and to share this community with you.
www.aba.org/2024-aba-awa...
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2024 ABA Awards - American Birding Association
https://www.aba.org/2024-aba-awards/
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Dexter Patterson aka Wisco Birder
about 1 year ago
Grateful for our flock! Reflecting on the joy, connection, and growth weâve shared in 2024. Check out our latest blog post as we celebrate YOU and look ahead to exciting adventures in 2025! đ«¶
www.bipocbirdingclub.org/birding-blog...
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Grateful for Our Flock â BIPOC Birding Club of Wisconsin
Thank you for making the BIPOC Birding Club of Wisconsin a thriving, welcoming community. Whether you joined us for one event or many, your presence has made this flock soar. As we wrap up 2024 with t...
https://www.bipocbirdingclub.org/birding-blog/grateful-for-our-flock
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American Birding Association
about 1 year ago
Wow! Missed the appropriate camera settings big time! However, this pic, taken like this or not, gives a chance to discuss a feature notable here. It's not a Slaty-backed Gull, nor is it remotely similar to that species, but I still want to discuss its string of pearls.
www.aba.org/december-202...
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December 2024 Photo Quiz - American Birding Association
Wow! Missed the appropriate camera settings big time! However, this photo, whether truly taken like this or not, gives me a chance to discuss a feature notable here, one that Iâve wanted to broach in ...
https://www.aba.org/december-2024-photo-quiz/
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The Waterbird Society
about 1 year ago
We're thankful to hear that Wisdom, the world's oldest banded bird, has returned to Midway Atoll for the breeding season AND has already laid an egg! At 74+ years old, Wisdom is changing our understanding of
#seabird
biology. Welcome back & congrats!
#ornithology
friendsofmidway.org/wisdom-was-s...
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Wisdom was sighted near her usual nest site on Kuaihelani (Midway Atoll) on November 26, 2024. Her new mate is now incubating their egg!
The oldest known banded bird in the wild, a MĆlÄ« or Laysan albatross known as Wisdom and who is at least 74 years old, has once again mystified biologists. Being able to reproduce and develop an egâŠ
https://friendsofmidway.org/wisdom-was-sighted-near-her-usual-nest-site-on-kuaihelani-midway-atoll-on-november-25-2024-the-next-day-she-lays-an-egg/
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American Birding Association
about 1 year ago
Itâs Birding Book Clubâs biggest meeting of the year! Weâre back again to do our annual Best Bird Books of the Year episode for 2024. Thereâs no better time to give the gift of bird books to the birder in your life. And why not something for yourself while youâre at it?
www.aba.org/08-49-birdin...
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08-49: Birding Book Club- Best of 2024 - American Birding Association
Itâs the Birding Book Clubâs biggest meeting of the year!. Weâre back again to do our annual Best Bird Books of the Year episode for 2024. Thereâs no better time to give the gift of bird books to the ...
https://www.aba.org/08-49-birding-book-club-best-of-2024/
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American Birding Association
about 1 year ago
#GivingTuesday
is here! Can you help us meet our $10,000 goal? Your gift to the American Birding Association will help birders continue to connect with each other through storytelling, sharing knowledge, and celebrating our love for wild birds together:
aba.app.neoncrm.com/forms/giving...
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Delighted to find this feed so am offering this young Tricolored Heron in appreciation!
about 1 year ago
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Birder K
about 1 year ago
WISDOM IS BACK!!!!
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Dexter Patterson aka Wisco Birder
about 1 year ago
Itâs finally here! The long-awaited Gull Joy episode. This week Dexter and Jason converse with one of the most well known gull experts in North America, Amar Ayyash. Listen wherever you get your podcasts đ§
podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/t...
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Gull Joy with Amar Ayyash
Podcast Episode · The Bird Joy Podcast · 11/29/2024 · 41m
https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-bird-joy-podcast/id1743987884?i=1000678635115
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American Birding Association
about 1 year ago
Home to no fewer than 1,000 species of birds, Valle de Cauca provides attendees with a dizzying array of potential field trip options that include sites on the eastern slope of the central Andes, both slopes of the western Andes, and throughout the Cauca River valley.
www.aba.org/the-colombia...
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The Colombia Birdfair Celebrates Ten Years - American Birding Association
The Colombia Birdfair is held in the verdant, tropical city of Cali, located in the department of Valle de Cauca. Home to no fewer than 1,000 species of birds, Valle de Cauca provides attendees with a...
https://www.aba.org/the-colombia-birdfair-celebrates-ten-years/
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Baobabs are simply awesome! And one hosted my lifer Meyerâs Parrot in Tarangire National Park 2 weeks ago.
about 1 year ago
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Looks like itâs shaping up to be a Snowy winterâŠowls already reported from MA, DE, and MD
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Just back from a birding safari in northern Tanzania. A sunrise in Tarangiri National ParkâŠawesome. Highly recommend Tanzania Birding & Beyond Safaris!
about 1 year ago
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Just back from Tanzania in time to join the migration to
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Hereâs the rim of Ngorongoro Crater at the start of a wonderful day of
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about 1 year ago
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