I recently received a review copy of Birds of Europe (Second Edition) from Princeton University Press Field Guides. Lars Svensson wrote the text and designed the … Read More
Answer to Mystery Bird Quiz
First off, thanks for all the responses to the mystery bird quiz. Below is the photo again to refresh your memory. The top bird and … Read More
Mystery Bird Quiz
Above is the first of what I hope continues to be a semi-regular set of “mystery bird quizzes” here on Nemesis Bird. This photo shows … Read More
Dark-eyed Juncos- the females
On Friday, we caught three Dark-eyed Juncos in one net check. As you can see from the photo of the three together, they exhibited a … Read More
Migration of White-crowned Sparrow subspecies
David Sibley has been putting up some interesting posts on bird ranges and migration based on banding recoveries. His latest post looks into the migration … Read More
Western vs Semipalmated Sandpiper
Much has been written about the identification of Semipalmated and Western Sandpipers. Most of it focuses on minutia, those little differences in plumage that are … Read More
Shorebird molt illustrated
Image via Wikipedia Check out the Dig Deep blog for a great primer on shorebird feather wear and molt. There are some great animated images … Read More
Do you know the immatures?
Summer birding can be downright drab, depending on where you spend your time. Breeders have settled into their territories and are busy raising young while … Read More