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Upland Sandpipers Whistling from Fences
Upland Sandpipers are an emblematic bird of grassland habitats in many regions of the Americas. These shorebirds live far from sea with the largest b…
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Identifying a Bird in Flight
One of the most difficult skills to pick up as a birder is how to identify birds in flight. You have to sort through a series of visual clues all at …
1 year, 8 months ago
Meadowlark and the Monster
In this story from Nimiipuu culture, Meadowlark is likened to the ‘reporter’ of Western grasslands, singing its song from the tops of fenceposts and …
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BirdNote Celebrates 20 years
Twenty years ago today, the first BirdNote Daily episode aired on the radio in Seattle and Tacoma, Washington. Since then, through sound-rich stories…
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Spark Bird – Glenn Albrecht and the Gray Fantail
Glenn Albrecht grew up in western Australia, where he became enamored with birds. As he grew up, Glenn witnessed how coal mining devastated the Austr…
1 year, 8 months ago
Great Egrets Are Lovely and Lethal
Standing over three-feet tall, Great Egrets have elegant white feathers and long slender necks. During the breeding season, both males and females gr…
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The Cactus Wren's Signature Voice
Most wrens in North America are small, furtive birds that stay deep in the vegetation. But the Cactus Wren is large, bold, and brassy. These wrens ar…
1 year, 8 months ago
Northern Shovelers — Dabbling Ducks with Big Bills
Male and female Northern Shovelers both have that unmistakable trowel-shaped bill, but they differ in plumage. Females and non-breeding males are a m…
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Rough-legged Hawk
After breeding on Arctic cliffs and tundra hillsides in summer, Rough-legged Hawks winter throughout the Northern Hemisphere. Open country is their i…
1 year, 8 months ago
Winter Birds of Southern Florida
It’s winter in North America — a good time to head for the subtropical realms of South Florida and listen to the region’s birds, such as the secretiv…
1 year, 8 months ago