Bird Watching In Los Llanos, Venezuela-Part Two

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Bird watching Los Llanos del Orinoco Venezuela with Joe Klaiber
These birds are several birds and wildlife we see frequently on our excursions to Los Llanos del Orinoco.

Bird watching Los Llanos del Orinoco Venezuela with Joe Klaiber - Part 2

Bird Watching In Venezuela-Part One

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Bird watching Los Llanos del Orinoco Venezuela with Joe Klaiber
These birds are several birds and wildlife we see frequently on our excursions to Los Llanos del Orinoco.

Bird watching Los Llanos del Orinoco Venezuela with Joe Klaiber - Part 1

Learn How To Identify A Mockingbird

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Mockingbirds are a common bird for birdwatchers to spot in North America. Most types are grey, black and white songbirds, noted for their beautiful singing. This video teaches you the proper methods for identifying a mockingbird, as well as distinguishing the different species.

How to spot a mockingbird while bird watching

 

 

Leucistic Hummingbird Photographed

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Great pictures of a leucistic hummingbird-check out the story:

“I have always wanted to see either an albino or leucistic, and over the years have never had it happen until now,” he said. “My friend Roger Johnson has hummingbird feeders all over his place in Opelika, and always has an eye out for the birds.”

Man photographs rare hummingbird in Opelika

Hummingbird Trapped In Spider Web

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"I've rescued about four or five hummingbirds," George Stone said, "but I'd never seen one trapped in a web like that before."

"After discovering the bird was still alive, the couple brought the bird inside and attempted to remove and clean off as much of the web as possible. They then fed it a bottle cap-full of a sugar-water mixture, which the bird eagerly lapped up."

ILLINOIS SPOTLIGHT: Carterville couple rescue hummingbird trapped in spider's web

Pileated Woodpecker Visits The Suet Feeder

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There are some nice pictures of a pileated woodpecker on this post:

 I poked my head outside and had a look and yes, there was an older juvenile Pileated Woodpecker in the old dead Oak next to the suet feeder.  The bird kept up its calling and I looked at the suet feeder.  Sure enough, there was a Grey Squirrel up on the feeder furtively snatching suet as fast as it could.  

The Juvenile Pileated Woodpecker and the Grey Squirrel

Details Of Nest Watchers

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This article explains why all the nesting details are necessary for following birds as they nest and produce young.:

NestWatchers often question the importance of entering data from individual nest checks. “Do I really have to report what was in the nest every time that I visited?”

The Devil is in the Details

Keep Hummingbird Feeders Up After Labor Day

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I saw a ruby-throated hummingbird 2 days ago in Pennsylvania-they have not all flown south for the winter yet.

You do not need to take your hummingbird feeder in on Labor Day.  It is a myth, an old wives’ tale and completely not true that if you leave your hummingbird feeder outside that you will prevent them from migrating south. 

 Labor Day & Hummingbird Feeders

 

Watching Birds In The South

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My very favorite coastal bird in South Carolina is the Brown Pelican. They are so majestic, whether they are flying in formation, hanging out on the docks waiting for scraps from the shrimp and fishing boats coming in or fishing on their own. The first time I ever saw a Brown Pelican dive for fish, it scared me to death! 

Read more: http://www.thetandd.com/news/opinion/blogs/day_tripper/article_8ce75fdc-e078-11e0-9758-001cc4c03286.html#ixzz1YAaWyqUJ

Birding in The South!

Backyard Habitat

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Even if your outside space is limited to a balcony, you can enjoy the pleasure that comes with creating a certified wildlife habitat.  

Creating a Backyard Habitat

Seeds Can Lure Birds To Your Yard

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The eastern meadowlark and the bobolink, two grassland species seldom seen in Central Jersey, suddenly were being reported in large flocks across the area.“The site went from having almost none of the birds we were looking for to now teeming with the target species,” Troy Ettel, director of conservation and stewardship for the New Jersey Audubon Society, said last month as he recalled the activity on the mailing list.

Sunflower seeds luring back bobolinks, meadowlarks

Build Your Own Bird Feeder

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How to build a wild bird feeder, instructions and pictures, easy to build wood bird feeders. Build your own bird feeders, free bird feeder plans. D-I-Y backyard projects.

How To Build Wood Bird Feeders - DIY Backyard Projects

Training Session For The Great Lakes Marsh Monitoring Program

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Bird Studies Canada, through support from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and the Great Lakes Restoration Initiative, is hosting a free one-day workshop to introduce Minnesota and Wisconsin residents to the volunteer-based Marsh Monitoring Program. Due to space limitations anyone planning to attend the workshop are asked to pre-register using this website.

Great Lakes Marsh Monitoring Program Training Session - Duluth/Superior

Participate In British Columbia Coastal Waterbirds Survey

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"The BC Coastal Waterbird Survey aims to coordinate the efforts of people who care about waterbirds in British Columbia. Anyone who can identify coastal waterbird species in their area can participate in the BC Coastal Waterbird Survey! The goal of such coordinated collective efforts is the conservation of coastal waterbird populations in British Columbia."

British Columbia Coastal Waterbirds Survey

Sociable Lapwings In Kazakhstan

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The study team from ACBK who, with support from RSPB, are conducting breeding research and migration monitoring around Korgalzhyn, in central Kazakhstan, found the record flock of more than 500 birds on August 16th - at Arykty – about 35 km east of their main study site.

Record flock of migrating Sociable Lapwings recorded in Kazakhstan

New Bird Species In The United States Confirmed

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For the first time in decades, researchers have found a new bird species in the United States. Based on a specimen collected in 1963 on Midway Atoll, Northwestern Hawaiian Islands, biologists have described a new species of seabird, Bryan’s shearwater (Puffinus bryani), according to differences in measurements and physical appearance compared to other species of shearwaters. Scientists at the Smithsonian Conservation Biology Institute analyzed the specimen’s DNA to confirm that it is an entirely new species.

Smithsonian Scientists Confirm New Species of Seabird Discovered in the Hawaiian Islands

Learn To Identify Wild Bird Eggs

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Identifying wild bird eggs generally requires a thorough field guide, as there are no hard and fast rules about which eggs belong to which type of bird. Avoid activity around a bird nest during the incubation period with advice from a professional wildlife biologist and naturalist in this free video on bird eggs.

Read more: How to Identify Wild Bird Eggs | eHow.com http://www.ehow.com/video_4774940_identify-wild-bird-eggs.html#ixzz1XEGn22v6

How to Identify Wild Bird Eggs

Wildfires Cause Problems For Hummingbird Migration

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The fires that scorched the Arizona wilderness earlier this summer critically impacted wild birds there, especially eleven Hummingbird species including several rare and unusual varieties that nest in the area. More than 30,000 acres of habitat in the Huachuca Mountains and more than 700,000 acres of habitat elsewhere in Arizona encompassing nesting sites, food sources - such as nectar and insects - and an important migratory route are significantly impacted. As birds flee the devastation in search of food, they crowd backyard feeders in unseasonably high numbers, making them vulnerable to stress, disease, and predators.

Habitat Destruction from Arizona Wildfires Handicaps Hummingbird Migration

Some Bird Species Are Declining

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"The world is changing rapidly and pressures such as habitat destruction, illegal hunting and climate change are believed to be having a major impact on populations of these birds, but it will be a race against time to tackle these declines."

Bird Watchers To Investigate Mystery Of Disappearing Summer Migrants : Birds Decline

Visit The Strawberry Plains Hummingbird Festival

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This short video explains about the Hummingbird Migration Festival:

 

Video promo of the Annual Hummingbird Migration Celebration held at the Strawberry Plains Audubon Center in Holly Springs, Ms.

 

Strawberry Plains Hummingbird Festival

Spruce Up The Bird Feeder For The Fall

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And if you like to watch the birds, put in your feeder and then sit down in your favorite spot to make sure you can see it.  She says too often people place their feeders where they can't see and enjoy the birds. 

Spruce up the bird feeder for fall

Repairing An Old Bird Feeder

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Fun article about the adventure of repairing a bird feeder:

I have an old bird feeder. I probably paid $20 tops for it about five, maybe 10 years ago. It’s a generic wooden type with suet baskets at either end. I like it, the birds like it and the squirrels really like it.

EDITOR: People do the darndest things

How Do Birds Survive A Hurricane

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When birds detected this approaching storm, they high-tailed it out of the storm’s path. Luckily their eggs are hatched and their babies fledged, so there was nothing to hold them here.

KATHLEEN KUDLINSKI: How do birds survive a hurricane?

Audubon Wildlife Refuge Build A Bird Feeder Workshop

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"A build a bird feeder workshop will be held from 5:30 to 6:30 p.m.   Sept. 22 at Audubon National Wildlife Refuge.

The event will cover bird identification, different types of bird seed to feed, and proper feeder placement and maintenance." 

Read more: http://bismarcktribune.com/lifestyles/outdoors/outdoor-digest/article_4423a5f6-d418-11e0-acee-001cc4c03286.html#ixzz1WnxYQ7Df

Audubon Wildlife Refuge offering fall workshops