Maine Hiking-Birding Guide

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If you are in Maine or heading there-get the guide to help you find the best hiking and birding trails.

But where to go, you ask, to combine the pleasures of bird watching with the joys of hiking?

Hiking: Guide leads to where the birds are

Rare Bird Spotted In Europe

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There is a rare opportunity to see a yellow-bellied flycatcher in Great Britain. Check it out if you are in the area.

Even for a birdwatcher, a trudge across four precarious miles of shifting sand dunes and shingle lashed by hail storms and gale force winds shows unusual commitment.

But when the object of your interest has gone 3,000 thousand miles out of its way to be there, it seems a small sacrifice to make.

Twitchers' delight as rare bird spotted in Europe for first time after taking wrong turn in Canada on way to Mexico

Feeding Wild Birds At Your Bird Feeder

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Here are a few ideas for setting up a wild bird feeder.

For those of you who want simple, clear guidelines, here are my instructions for setting up wild bird backyard feeders:

Suggestions for Feeding Wild Birds

Tips For Setting Up Your Bird Feeder For The Winter

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Good info for setting up your bird feeder.

As winter approaches, many birds change some of their eating habits. Birds that usually eat insects may start to eat berries to supplement their diets. Due to their high metabolic rate, it is necessary for them to take in high calorie foods. They will start to look for reliable sources of food for wintertime survival.

Feeding our feathered friends in winter

Woodpecker Of Dreams-Movie Review

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Interesting movie review.

The ivory-billed woodpecker was thought to be extinct since the 1920s, so when sightings of the bird were reported in eastern Arkansas in 2004 and verified by the ornithology lab at Cornell University, environmentalists responded with something approaching ecstasy.

Woodpecker Of Dreams

Two Hummingbirds Who Don't Like To Share

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Nice video of hummingbirds chasing each other at the feeder. Listen carefully and you can hear the sound of their wings as they nosedive into each other.

Whereas there is certainly enough room and nectar for more than one bird at the feeder, they usually don't let each other share at the same time. Fun to watch them psyche each other out.

Hummingbird Faceoff - two hummingbirds challenge each other at the bird feeder

Hummingbirds At The Hummingbird Feeder

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Cute video of hummingbirds at the feeder.

Hummingbird Feeder

Birds At The Feeder

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Very cool video of birds at the feeder. Check it out.

Busy at the bird feeder

Sunday Afternoon 12th September 2010

 

Fall Migration-Grant Park, Chicago

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Birds of prey enjoy the fall migration.

This guy swooped by me on Tuesday morning. Sparrows, warblers, thrushes, and finches all headed for cover. 

Welcome Back Little Warblers

Roger Tory Peterson Auction At Christie's

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These pictures are amazing. It will be interesting to see how the auction turns out.

Twenty original paintings by the celebrated naturalist, artist and educator Roger Tory Peterson will be put up for auction at Christie’s on Sept. 28, 2010.

Rare Bird Alert: Roger Tory Peterson’s Snowy Owls, Flamingos & Penguins Up for Auction

Squirrel vs. Feeder

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Watch as this squirrel attempts eat at the bird feeder.

Squirrel attempts to eat from high bird feeder

Second story bird feeder challenge

BIrd Watching

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Cute video showing some birds at the bird feeder.

This is the second episode of the Great Big, Super Huge Hullabaloo Adventure Show. We hope you enjoy it!!

Hullabaloo Adventure Show: Bird Watching

Birding-One Of The Fastest Growing Hobbies

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Check out the Great Texas Birding Classic.

We're down to the final week of summer. For birds, the fall migration has begun and that means it's peak season for birdwatching. 

The Second Fastest Growing Hobby is... Birding?

Watch The Owl

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Nice video.

Bird and mammalwatching tours in Estonia.

Bird watching in Estonia

House Finch At The Bird Feeder

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Take a look at the pictures on this blog post.

A few days ago I had a lot of different bird guests at my front yard Finch seed mix bird feeder.

House Finch and Friends at the Bird Feeder

Feeder Selection Is Important For Some Species

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Important article about choosing feeders with certain birds in mind.

Tim Harrison of the British Trust for Ornithology said bluetits appear to have suffered from the change in fashion in gardens, as the birds are thriving in the rest of the countryside.

Wrong kind of bird feeders leading to fall in the number of blue tits

Cuban Pewee Spotted In Cuba

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It would be so cool to see this. If you are in the Everglades area-check it out!

The National Park Service says a birding guide spotted a Cuban Pewee last weekend near the Long Pine Key picnic area in the park.

Caribbean bird makes rare appearance in Florida

Hummingbird Feeder Tips For Fall Migration

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This article reminds us that we need to keep the hummingbird feeders up for awhile, as the hummingbirds begin their fall migration.

The most common question I get in late summer is, "When should I take my hummingbird feeders down?"

Get Into Nature: Keep nectar feeders filled

Hummingbirds At Dusk

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Here are some great pictures of Hummingbirds at the feeder at dusk.

 I thought that the photos were so evocative I asked if I could post them anyway…that the photos were so evocative I asked if I could post them anyway…ought that the photos were so evocative I asked if I could post them anyway…

Hummingbirds at Dusk

Birds In A Scottish Garden

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If you enjoy watching birds at your bird feeder you may enjoy this video.

A rainy day brought a lot of activity to the feeders with Blue tits, Great tits and Coal tits seen enjoying this two with sunflower hearts and peanuts. Seen here in a small Scottish Garden.

shirlsgardenwatch

Hummingbirds-Up Close and Personal

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This video shows how close they can get to the hummingbird feeder to watch the hummingbirds.

Bird Watching Up Close & Personal

Hummingbird Videos

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Here are a few videos of hummingbird feeders:

Lots of Hummers

Greedy Hummers

and a surprise visitor

Yellow finch trying to feed from hummingbird feeder Lake Elsinore, CA

Hunter Turned Bird Watcher

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This hunter has become more of a watcher now. Read his interesting post.

 

I used to think that bird watchers were really strange people. The ones I had run across at wildlife management areas and refuges ran around in weird clothes with optics and cameras that had names I had never even heard of much less could afford.

Texas Hunters Should Also be Bird Watchers

Bird Feeder School Project

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Check out this cute post about bird theme projects to to at home.

It's bird week! We don't live somewhere that is home to too many interesting birds, but luckily we have quite a few trees in the backyard and a fountain that helped us coax some birds to aid us in our indoor birdwatching. On Tuesday, we read Duck and Goose and then did an art project.

Tot School - Birds

Bird Tips

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Some helpful hints when going birdwatching.

 

Birds really are great fun and bird watching is just a great way to get out of the house and into the country to enjoy a wilder environment. And you get the added benefit of seeing all the local birds in the area you visit.

Birding Tips On Better Wild Bird Watching for Birders

We Go Birdwatching

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Cute blog. Today Nadine went birdwatching with her dad.

Daddy Marc took me to the park today. I saw something move on top of me by the tree branches...

"What are those things Daddy Marc?"

"Those are birds Nadine!"

Bird Watching with Dad

A Bird Walk

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This blog has some great pictures. Take a look.

 

Sat With Swallows

National Aviary, Pittsburgh, PA

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A great post about the National Aviary in Pittsburgh, PA

After lunch, we ended up in a bookstore, where we met, Sarah, the “Bird Nurse” at the National Aviary. When she found out we had come up there just to see the Aviary, she offered to show us things behind the scenes when we got there the next day. I was more excited that a child waiting for Christmas morning to arrive. Hardly slept that night. I praise the Lord for letting us meet up with her and know it was not just an “accident.”

Birdwatching at the National Aviary – Introduction

 

Here are some great pictures from the National Aviary

 

Dan's Pix-National Aviary In Pittsburgh

Bird Watching Basics

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This is a great post to help you get started with your birdwatching.

You probably hear birds every day, but can you tell one bird song from the next? Birdwatching, or birding, is an increasingly popular hobby in many parts of the world. Venturing out to look for and listen to various species of birds in your locality can be both enriching and relaxing. All you need is a pair of binoculars, a field guide, and a willingness to observe.

Basics of Bird Watching

25 Years Conducting Bird Walks

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Congrats to Debbie Becker for conducting bird tours for 25 years. If you live in the area why not join her for a tour?

 

Every Saturday at 11 a.m. throughout most of the year, a few dozen people gather at the Reflecting Pool in the Leon Levy Visitor Center with binoculars and high hopes. They’ve come to go on a walk in search of the birds that live at the Botanical Garden either year-round or temporarily during migration periods.

 

Garden Bird Walk Leader Celebrates 25 Years

Keep Your Bird Feeder Clean

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This post shows the importance of keeping your bird feeder clean.

I have neglected to clean my bird feeders for a long period so, yesterday, I had a "blitz" on them. What prompted me to do this was the lack of my regular goldfinches: They simply stopped coming!

Read more here:

Goldfinches Return