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ABC President Dr. George Fenwick introduces the 5th International Partners in Flight Conference and Conservation Workshop. Continue reading
Posted Aug 25, 2013 at ABA Blog
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Guest writer Ernie Allison considers how to attract birds to your yard even in the hottest months of the year. Continue reading
Posted Aug 21, 2013 at ABA Blog
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Rick Simpson of Wader Quest returns with a trip to the west coast of the US in search of "rockpipers". Continue reading
Posted Aug 18, 2013 at ABA Blog
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Guest writer Rick Simpson returns to report on Wader Quest's first visit to the USA. Continue reading
Posted Aug 6, 2013 at ABA Blog
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Guest writer Roger Bird celebrates the life of Alexander Wilson, who died 200 years ago this month. Continue reading
Posted Aug 1, 2013 at ABA Blog
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Alvaro Jaramillo checks in with some thoughts about the ABA's reinvigorated IFO program, held last month in North Carolina and focusing on those amazing Gulf Stream pelagic birds. Continue reading
Posted Jul 23, 2013 at ABA Blog
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Guest writer Rick Simpson takes his ambitious Wader Quest project to the UAE to search for some rare lapwings. Continue reading
Posted Jul 21, 2013 at ABA Blog
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Guest writer Rick Simpson takes his Wader Quest project to Thailand in search of some of the world's rarest shorebirds. Continue reading
Posted Jul 7, 2013 at ABA Blog
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New Jersey birder Dave Magpiong responds to Greg Neise's Secret Handshake with an invitation to take the opportunity to share our passion for birding with non-birders whenever we can. Continue reading
Posted Jun 26, 2013 at ABA Blog
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Guest writer Brooke McDonald takes a hard look at the dearth of women in upper level birding, and asks us to take a look at what can we all do to make birding more inclusive at all levels. Continue reading
Posted Jun 12, 2013 at ABA Blog
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Guest writer Susan Ford-Hoffert tours the work of nature artist Owen J. Gromme, the subject of a special exhibit at Leigh Yawkey Woodson Art Museum in Wasau, Wisconsin, running through July Continue reading
Posted Jun 8, 2013 at ABA Blog
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For the first time in World Series of Birding history, the winner of the student competition also won the whole thing. Guest writer and birding coach Brian Quindlin shares more about these impressive young birders. Continue reading
Posted May 25, 2013 at ABA Blog
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Guest writer Rick Simpson shares his attempt to raise awareness of the plight of the world's shorebirds by trying to see as many of them as he possibly can. Continue reading
Posted May 18, 2013 at ABA Blog
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The ABA wants you! Join during our membership drive and save $10 on an annual membership! Continue reading
Posted May 15, 2013 at ABA Blog
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At the Mic: Woody Bracey Elwood D. Bracey, MD, is a retired physician who now lives in Treasure Cay, Bahamas, where he is very active in the birding community. --=====-- January of 2012 started auspiciously. The early part of the month saw several productive Christmas Bird Counts and some rare... Continue reading
Posted May 9, 2013 at ABA Blog
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While searching for Tufted Titmouse in southern Florida guest author Brian Monk has an unexpected encounter. Continue reading
Posted Apr 24, 2013 at ABA Blog
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ABA members will likely be interested in The Lost Bird Project, a new documentary film about five North American birds driven to extinction in modern times, which will air on public television stations across the country on Earth Day, Monday, April 22, 2013. Gone and nearly forgotten, the Labrador Duck,... Continue reading
Posted Apr 20, 2013 at ABA Blog
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At the Mic: Jennifer Pencek Jennifer Pencek is a freelance writer based in State College, Pennsylvania, and associate editor of the Center for the Performing Arts at Penn State. She loves being able to mix her love of writing with the outdoors. --====-- Birding enthusiasts and those new to the... Continue reading
Posted Apr 14, 2013 at ABA Blog
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The ABA's young birder blog The Eyrie is looking for a few student editors. Want to help? Continue reading
Posted Apr 13, 2013 at ABA Blog
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Should we be so accepting of those radical rearrangements of bird taxonomy based on genetics? Steve Howell offers some thoughts. Continue reading
Posted Apr 10, 2013 at ABA Blog
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Let's face it—the birding community has always had a great big elephant, or perhaps an elephant bird, in the room: birders who cheat. Sure, most of us walk the line, recording only the birds we are certain we've seen or heard, letting those occasional "big ones" get away, and always... Continue reading
Posted Apr 1, 2013 at ABA Blog
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Issues concerning feral cat colonies and their impacts on local bird populations have been a hot topic of late. Birder, Veterinarian, and ABA member Brian Monk offers his thoughts. Continue reading
Posted Mar 27, 2013 at ABA Blog
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Filmmaker Jeffrey Kimball talks about the making of the documentary "Birders: The Central Park Effect". Continue reading
Posted Mar 14, 2013 at ABA Blog
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Writer and podcaster Radd Icenoggle shares why he sends his voice out into the void. Continue reading
Posted Mar 6, 2013 at ABA Blog
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Guest poster Chris McCreedy does not like playback, and makes a compelling case for eliminating it altogether from our birding repertoire. Continue reading
Posted Feb 27, 2013 at ABA Blog
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