Category: Bird Identification
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Lovebirds, Real Birds & the World Our Kids Are Inheriting
Some years, Valentine’s Day feels easy, sweet, uncomplicated. This year, for a lot of people, it doesn’t. When the world feels hot with anger, louder by the day, and so full of “look at me” noise that even love can feel a little… hollow, it’s fair to ask the question: What actually makes the world…
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The Broad-billed Hummingbird: A Rare Sighting & An Even Rarer Generosity of Spirit
This past fall, hundreds of birders from New York State, Pennsylvania, and even southern Ontario flocked to Derby, NY for the chance at, potentially, once-in-a-lifetime sight: a Broad-billed Hummingbird. Only the third sighting in New York State’s history, this extremely rare bird was found by local birder Kathy Tucker when it flew into her front…
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The Niagara River: An Important Area for Migrating Gulls
The Niagara River is one of the most famous and most important landmarks in all of Western New York. People come from all over the world to visit Niagara Falls, but as tourist season ends and the parks along the Niagara River grow quiet, another group of travelers land for a visit: gulls. Known as…