The Freiday Bird Blog

Sunday, June 28, 2015

Halfway Through

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Well, as Michael O'Brien joked with me this morning, we're past the solstice, so it's fall. He has a point, though the Laughing ...
Friday, May 29, 2015

Watching a Worm-eating Warbler

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  [ Worm-eating Warblers are known for their somewhat unique foraging habit: hanging upside down on (often dead) clumps of leaves to extr...
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Sunday, April 26, 2015

Alabama Part 3: Rarities

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  [ Gray Kingbird , near the "Goat Trees," Dauphin Island, Alabama, April 20, 2015.] Rarities add a little spice to birding, n...
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Alabama Part 2: Diversity - Warblers

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[ Kentucky Warbler, Shell Mounds, Dauphin Island, Alabama, April 21, 2015.  A male, as told by the bold black on the face. Getting this p...
Saturday, April 25, 2015

Sweet Home Alabama, Part 1: Abundance

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 [Part of a flock of 40 Indigo Buntings at the Shell Mounds, Dauphin Island, Alabama, April 19, 2015. Click to enlarge all photos] Some...
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[Try viewing the web version for more info about me, services offered, helpful links, twitter feed, etc.] A wildlife professional for 32 years, with a career including the Cape May Bird Observatory; U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service; NJ Audubon; Rutgers U.; Hunterdon Cty, NJ Parks; and the NJ Div.of Fish and Wildlife. Specialized in the human dimensions of wildlife conservation, with substantial habitat management, academic, and wildlife research experience. Operated a MAPS banding station for many years, a past member of the NJ Bird Records Committee, past editor of Records of New Jersey Birds, and board member of the NJTWS for 6 years. Traveled to 49 states, 12 countries, and 5 continents, mostly as a birding tour leader. Competed in the NJ World Series of birding for 25 years, as a member of winning teams several times; in the Great Texas Birding Classic 4 times, winning once; and in Israel’s Champions of the Flyway event. Written over 1000 articles, 2 books and 3,000 blog posts, virtually all on some aspect of nature. Free-time pursuits include birding, hunting, traditional archery, photography, kayaking and training retrievers. Especially proud of my two adult sons.
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