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