May 13, 2006

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania has a hybrid bird which they thing is a mixture between a heron and a egret. This is the fourth year it has shown up and has been the topic of conversation amongst birders. 7:38:17 AM    comment [] Madison, Wisconsin. The Great Wisc. Birding & Nature Trail is being created by the Wisc. DNR in hopes to highlight all of the natural settings and birding migration that happens in Wisconsin. There will be locations all across the state. Should be a nice way for people to find the best spots for birding and nature in the state of Wisconsin. 7:34:40 AM    comment []

May 08, 2006

St.Augustine, Florida is having the First Coast Birding & Nature Festival in northeast Florida's phenominal birdlife and the natural habitat. It is starting this Thursday and runs through May 14th. 6:55:24 AM    comment [] McAllen, Texas has opened up a birding/nature center that is part of the Rio Grande Valley. 6:47:46 AM    comment [] Alabama, in the Cahaba park students have erected what is believed to be the world's largest tower. They built a 100' tower that highlights all the wildlife in the forest. 6:42:32 AM    comment []

May 06, 2006

Wasilla, Alaska where birders of a feather flock together. They have the Mat-Su club and it's all about birding. 7:48:36 AM    comment [] USA Weekend, Bird-Watching is looking up. There are over 46million people involved in one way or another in bird watching. 7:43:46 AM    comment [] New York, Town of Highlands has had many birds coming through in the month of May. Article tells about what & where different species of birds can be seen and some of the best spots.http://www.recordonline.com/archive/2006/05/06/news-wayneworld06-05-06.html 7:40:27 AM    comment []

April 29, 2006

Ohio has a pair of eagles nesting in the city and everyone is anxiously watching and waiting and hoping for a baby. 2:47:39 PM    comment [] South Dakota, the (SDOU) South Dakota Ornighologists Union will be holding it's annual meeting in Belle Fourche this year from the 19th to the 21st of May. They will be having birding tours out to the many different location around Belle Fourche for different species of birds. 2:43:29 PM    comment [] Delaware has a big birding weekend called the Delmarva Birding Weekend and they are providing many tours and excursions in search of many different species of birds. 2:34:06 PM    comment []

April 22, 2006

Georgia, has an article about how backyard birding is one of the fastest growing hobbies in the world. There are about 48million people enjoying the hobby and more on the way. This article also has a nice picture of a blue bunting featured. 7:03:24 AM    comment [] Hartselle, Alabama has a story about a birding festival in Decatur, Alabama on May 5th through May 7th. It looks like anybody around that area that is interested in birding can learn a few things and listen to some good speakers. It seems like a person could learn a little about a wildlife garden too. 6:56:35 AM    comment [] Texas has a birding photographer who has written a book on the concept of birding by impression. I am not sure how it would work, but it seems like an interesting way to go about birding. This site can tell you a little bit about the book and he also has a web site to go tour where tours of birding are offered. 6:48:20 AM    comment []

April 17, 2006

Helwan, Egypt has one of the worlds #1 birder and his job has enabled him to do that. Not a bad job, that allows you to do some birding. 9:27:24 PM    comment [] Arizona Republic has ten tips that help new birders get a closer, better look. An interesting article that has some good tips about getting closer to the birds we are trying to see.http://www.azcentral.com/arizonarepublic/local/articles/0407birdcolumn0407.html 9:23:21 PM    comment []

April 04, 2006

Pocono, PA. the Jacobsburg Environmental Education Center in Belfast introduces the Two Rivers Area Birding and Natural History Trail. It looks like they will be offering a lot of events that would be of interest to birders and nature lovers. 5:25:15 AM    comment []

April 02, 2006

Concord, New Hampshire had a saw whet owl that stopped in and spent a day. They are common nesters in northern New Hampshire but not seen during the day very often.j 9:15:40 AM    comment [] Birders of a feather flock together. This article gives some birding hotspots to see birds as they are migrating north for the summer. It gives some locations and websites. 9:08:53 AM    comment [] South Africa has a conservation group. Conservation Corporation Africa (CC Africa) provides birding tours that have over 407 bird species in the reserve. Most people go to see the animals without even realizing the number of birds available to the birdwatcher. 9:03:05 AM    comment []

March 26, 2006

Michigan, in Erie Michigan on 4/8/06 the Nature Conservancy will be sponsoring a Erie Marsh Preserve birding tour. People will be able to witness a vast array of bird species as well as other animals and plants, that signify Erie Marsh. 8:17:21 AM    comment [] North Alabama is have a Birding Expo at Rhodes Ferry Park on May 6th. It sounds like they will be offering many things for many people to do. If a person is interested in birding and nature and live in northern Alabama it seems like this could be a nice way to spend a day.   8:06:21 AM    comment [] Alabama is having a school birding festival and it all started with a little bird hitting the window. It will be held at the Clay Elementary School. Sounds like the kids have really embraced birding. These children will spend the rest of their lives interested in birds and nature. 7:58:49 AM    comment []

March 19, 2006

Gulfport, Mississippi has a person who is observing the birds after Katrina. She is documenting the plight of the bird in flight. Just telling the story about how the migrating birds don't have there normal stopping places to feed while they are migrating. 8:55:12 AM    comment []

March 13, 2006

Michigan talks about the backyard birder who at this time of the year makes a big contribution to the Audubon Society and Cornell by reporting and counting the birds in the backyard. 6:36:36 AM    comment [] Vermont has had a few Snowy owls show up. They are a rare and intermittent visitor from the Arctic tundra. These birds usually bring out all the birders. This article talks about other rare birds and some of the normal birds that start showing up in the spring. 6:33:31 AM    comment [] Indiana will be having a birding symposium just in time for the migration season. It will be held from the 23rd to the 26th of March and will focus on education and conservation. 6:27:42 AM    comment []

March 07, 2006

The Maine Audubon Society will be holding birding 101 classes again. The turnout was real good the first time around and will be offering the class again. 8:05:13 AM    comment [] Florida has 470 species of birds that can typically be seen on a year round basis. The state has about 2000 miles of driving tours with over 400 birding locations. This article give a sample of many birding locations and some of the highlights at each one. 8:01:39 AM    comment []

March 03, 2006

Michigan is looking for volunteers to help out for birding surveys. These projects help to find out what birds are increasing and what birds are decreasing in population. 5:34:50 AM    comment [] Oregon, has seen a big increase in birding in the last eleven years. This article tells of some of the reasons for this. The internet is big, many more books available and digital photography are some of the reasons for the increase in birding. 5:29:59 AM    comment []

February 28, 2006

Maine today has a nice article about birding with children. Talks about spending a day out in nature. The different things that were enjoyed by all 5:51:17 AM    comment [] Albuquerque, New Mexico had a sighting of the yellow grosbeak. This is a bird that lives in a narrow band in Mexico. This article tells about how this sighting created a lot of bird watchers and watching in this neighborhood. 5:47:14 AM    comment []

February 23, 2006

Farmington, Utah has a annual eagle watching day. It is held at the Farmington Bay Waterfowl Management Area. It is where the eagles spend the winter. The population peaks there in mid February and then they start going north for nesting the first part of March. 6:22:00 AM    comment []

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