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Australian Magpies in Victoria
1+ mon, 1+ week ago (25+ words) This post is republished in our "From the Archives" series, featuring highlights of our vast back catalogue of more than 10, 000 birding-related posts...
Species Spotlight: Collared Scops Owl
1+ mon, 1+ week ago (27+ words) This is probably easily the twentieth post in which I mention scops owls, but probably the first one in which I actually mention what scops means (probably:...
Various Vireos - 10, 000 Birds
2+ day, 13+ hour ago (28+ words) For our Old World readers, Vireos are the 35 members of the single New World genus bearing that name. They look rather similar to our more colorful Wood...
Demotivational Posters for Birds (XXXI)
4+ day, 3+ hour ago (23+ words) After the last round of posters, a couple of readers raised an unexpectedly philosophical concern: whether birds might be slipping into existential despair,...
Which Birds are Mentioned in Shakespeare's Works?
4+ day, 4+ hour ago (128+ words) Every birder has probably heard the - most likely untrue - story about starlings being introduced to the US by some Shakespeare fan who wanted to bring all...
Ask a Bird Guide: Which bird book has been most useful to you in real life'and why?
6+ day, 3+ hour ago (187+ words) We sent out another list of questions to bird guides who have already been profiled on 10, 000 Birds. In the first edition of this second series, we ask...
Unmasking Inspiration: A Blackpoll's Surprise Rescue Mission
4+ day, 9+ hour ago (362+ words) The spring migration along the USA's eastern coast seems to be slow in starting this year. At least for us on the mid-Atlantic Outer Banks we are seeing more...
Bird Trivia - 10, 000 Birds
1+ mon, 5+ day ago (26+ words) In our household, we love trivia. We look forward to the trivia column in our local newspaper each Sunday and eagerly participate in trivia contests. My...
Puffins! A Kid Lit Bird Book Review
3+ day, 18+ hour ago (33+ words) When you can't stop talking about a book because you learn so much, you know you it's a winner. For example, do you know the collective noun for a group of...