Jordan Rutter is the newest regular contributor to Nemesis Bird. Jordan works at the Smithsonian Migratory Bird Center and is passionate about birds and communicating about research to the general … Read More
This Week in Birding 40
:: Africanized bees have killed several birds, two ravens and a turkey vulture, at at the Alameda Zoo in Alamogordo, New Mexico. :: A fierce wind storm at … Read More
Weekend Digiscoping Spotlight – Ibis
The Weekend Digiscoping Spotlight will highlight some of the fun shots we’ve gotten recently with a camera paired with a spotting scope. We welcome submissions … Read More
iPhone 5s- Camera and digiscoping
The iPhone 5s shipped with a 8 megapixel camera, like last year’s iPhone 5. We hoped it would be something more on the order of … Read More
This Week in Birding 39
:: With 275 species, 16-year-old Aaron Gyllenhaal has broken the record for most species seen in Cook County, Illinois this year. And the year isn’t over yet! :: The … Read More
Rhode Island Photo Highlights
Last week, I took a little trip to the lovely New England state of Rhode Island. Anytime I visit the Atlantic Coast, I am always … Read More
Lincoln’s Sparrow vs. Song Sparrow – PSU Fall Banding
Overcast skies and a nice breeze made for a more relaxed morning of bird banding, but the flocks of White-throated Sparrows moving through kept us … Read More
Farallones: A Landbird Life Raft
My first full day (9/8) on Southeast Farallon Island (30 miles west of San Francisco in the Pacific Ocean), I saw a total of eight individual … Read More
Thrush Comparison – PSU Fall Banding
Yesterday morning we captured and banded 71 individual birds. Forty-nine of those were White-throated Sparrows. The remaining 22 birds consisted of 4 Black-capped Chickadees, a … Read More
Nelson’s Sparrows – PSU Fall Banding
Mid-October offers Pennsylvania birders an opportunity to try and find a rather rare migrant though our state, the Nelson’s Sparrow. This fall it seems weather … Read More
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