The Freiday Bird Blog

Wednesday, February 15, 2017

Wordless Wednesday: A Cow's Opinion of Cowbirds

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[ Salem County, NJ January 31 2017. Click to enlarge.]
Tuesday, February 14, 2017

New Administration Changes Bird Species Names; Federal Agencies Ordered to Comply

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[The former Masked Duck is now known as Bad Hombre , as stated in a new executive order by President Donald Trump. This one, seen skulkin...
Saturday, December 24, 2016

Winter Finch Report - From a Tree

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Like the juvenile Red-tailed Hawk pictured, I've spent a lot of this month hunting from above. Red-tails often perch hunt, and that i...
Tuesday, November 1, 2016

Wordless Wednesday: Habitat as an I.D. Tool (?)

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[ Merlin , Cape May NJ, October 2016.]
Thursday, October 27, 2016

Thoughtful Thursday: Quoth the Raven

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[ Common Raven over Hunterdon County, NJ, October 21 2016.] “Hey," said Shadow. "Huginn or Muninn, or whoever you are." ...
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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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