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Common Nighthawk Multimedia Art Contest Announcement
Official Bird of the Year Art Contest Website Continue reading
Posted May 20, 2013 at ABA Blog
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Blog Birding #119
Robert Mortenson curates the best of the week's bird writing on the web. Continue reading
Posted Jan 28, 2013 at ABA Blog
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Congrats Rob! That is so cool to have a state first record, in NJ of all places where so many of the top birders live, work, and play.
#ABArare - Mew Gull - New Jersey
On Jan 10, Frank Sencher, Jr. called Rob Fergus to let him know a Greater White-fronted Goose, a local rarity, was at Spruce Run Reservoir in Hunterdon County, NJ. Fergus headed over to the reservoir, and Sencher was able to show him the goose. They then went to the other side of the reservoir t...
You nailed it Ted. I was indeed chuckling about how this debate reflects a hilarious aspect of our birding culture...and this before I even saw my name mentioned.
Off the post topic, but because Ted opened the door...
Personally, I'm a fan of capitalized bird names. The reason why is more practical than you might expect rather than being born of any understanding of proper grammer. I'm from Idaho, give me a break!. When I get dozens of emails a day from birding listservs (that word "listserv" probably needs some discussion too. Where the heck is the silent "e"?) I admit that I don't read all the emails, but I do skim them to see what birds are being discussed. Those capitalized bird names are much easier for my eye to find.
On the subject of listserv etiquette, I recall several years ago a request on the AZ-NM list for birders to write bird names in all caps and bold font. I loved it! It was a listserv skimmers dream come true!
Open Mic: Repatriation & Reintroduction Revisited
At the Mic: Stacia Novy Stacia Novy is employed by the US military and also does contractual work for The Peregrine Fund. The latter led to her co-discovering a Solitary Eagle nest in Belize’s Mountain Pine Ridge on 30 June 2011. She has traveled around the world birdwatching, fishing, and hunt...
CONI certainly has that cool bird "it" factor, doesn't it?
Presenting the 2013 ABA Bird of the Year!
ABA Bird of the Year website
Amen to all that you said Ted!
Presenting the 2013 ABA Bird of the Year!
ABA Bird of the Year website
Thanks Julie! At least we get to enjoy the EVGR for a couple more months before the CONI's show up! My motto regarding the ABA Bird of the Year is that once a Bird of the Year, you are always a Bird of the Year. Long live the Evening Grosbeak and your wonderful artwork!
Presenting the 2013 ABA Bird of the Year!
ABA Bird of the Year website
Gracias Andy! It was fun to put together. I have more outtakes that I may have to post soon.
Presenting the 2013 ABA Bird of the Year!
ABA Bird of the Year website
Poetry about the Common Nighthawk is always welcome! You'll have to enter it in the multimedia art contest coming up later this year.
Presenting the 2013 ABA Bird of the Year!
ABA Bird of the Year website
Thanks Kathleen! I hope you have some awesome photos of Common Nighthawks...or that you'll get some this year. By the way, do you see them on your tours in Central America?
Presenting the 2013 ABA Bird of the Year!
ABA Bird of the Year website
Thanks Bernie! We've been channeling the Mayhem guy and the Dos X's Most Interesting Man in the World for both this video and the EVGR art contest video. Glad you liked it!
Presenting the 2013 ABA Bird of the Year!
ABA Bird of the Year website
Thanks Bill! I love your Nighthawk images shared on The Eyrie this morning. I should have known to come to you with images for the webpage and video. Really fantastic! I hope we can get your permission to use your images for future blog posts, articles, and videos!
Presenting the 2013 ABA Bird of the Year!
ABA Bird of the Year website
Thanks Rick! I sure appreciate your help in editing the Common Nighthawk web page. Some of your revised verbiage was used by Jeff in the voice-over work on the video too.
Presenting the 2013 ABA Bird of the Year!
ABA Bird of the Year website
Thanks for the nice words Lance!
Presenting the 2013 ABA Bird of the Year!
ABA Bird of the Year website
A good eyebrow is key to handsomeness. Is it not? Sure helps with face paint anyway! ;-)
Presenting the 2013 ABA Bird of the Year!
ABA Bird of the Year website
Thanks Hilke! I know you've done a couple great posts with migrating Nighthawk images. Thanks for joining us in celebrating this species this year!
Presenting the 2013 ABA Bird of the Year!
ABA Bird of the Year website
Presenting the 2013 ABA Bird of the Year!
It's here! Continue reading
Posted Jan 7, 2013 at ABA Blog
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Which species will be the 2013 ABA Bird of the Year?!
Posted Jan 5, 2013 at ABA Blog
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Thanks for the comment. It prompted me to look at December 2012 eBird data and map. http://tinyurl.com/a7mldb9 There have been fewer EVGR sightings in December than November, and the locations have contracted a bit. Interesting stuff to follow!
Long Live the Evening Grosbeak!
This month concludes the very impressive reign of the Evening Grosbeak as the 2012 ABA Bird of the Year. Could we have chosen a better year to highlight this amazing bird?! We are getting reports from folks seeing Evening Grosbeaks in places they've not been seen in thirty years. One might ima...
Terry, you've busted me! Yes, we are trying to match the Bird of the Year program to the calendar year. Unfortunately, we are short-changing this year's bird in order to do that. This calendar change certainly won't keep us from perpetually celebrating the Evening Grosbeak and the American Kestrel for that matter.
We're very excited about the 2013 Bird of the Year and are thrilled with the artist we've been fortunate enough to engage for the January cover of Birding. It's all top-secret and classified information at this point. The ABA black-ops team has been dispatched to "eliminate" certain sources attempting to leak Bird of the Year information. The ABA backroom web-lackeys have been battling a full-on hacking assault in order to keep things hush-hush. ;-)
Stay tuned!
Long Live the Evening Grosbeak!
This month concludes the very impressive reign of the Evening Grosbeak as the 2012 ABA Bird of the Year. Could we have chosen a better year to highlight this amazing bird?! We are getting reports from folks seeing Evening Grosbeaks in places they've not been seen in thirty years. One might ima...
Long Live the Evening Grosbeak!
Posted Dec 6, 2012 at ABA Blog
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Bird of the Year Art Contest Results!
The ABA Bird of the Year Multimedia Art Contest results are in! Congratulations to all the participants and huge thanks to the prize sponsors. 1st Place Brian Gatlin – Grand Canyon, AZ Prize: Eagle Optics Ranger ED 8×42 1st Place - Youth Courtney Moore, age 14, Vestal, NY Prize: A... Continue reading
Posted Nov 13, 2012 at ABA Blog
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Birders can contribute to Evening Grosbeak science right now!
Posted Nov 7, 2012 at ABA Blog
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Bird of the Year Multimedia Art Contest Reminder
Official Contest Page Continue reading
Posted Oct 16, 2012 at ABA Blog
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#100!!! Nice work Nate! I try to follow many birding blogs, but it never fails that I miss a couple of the really good posts that you find and link here at the ABA Blog. Another one of the fine and free services of the ABA.
Blog Birding #100
Century mark! Onward and upward! CLO's Round Robin blog chronicles the ornithological impacts of 9/11 remembrances in NYC: On the eleventh anniversary of 9/11, twin spotlights once again shot into the night sky above Manhattan to offer a tribute to the men and women we lost during the 2001 att...
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