If you’re like me, you’ve waited to the last minute to even think of buying Christmas gifts because you just haven’t found the time. Between birding, work (more birding), and planning future birding (CBC), you’d think I would be sick of birds, but never! Let Nemesis Bird help you with your last minute holiday gifts for the birders and outdoor … Read More
2017 Holiday Gift Ideas for Birders and Nature Lovers
It’s that time of year again, when everyone realizes Christmas is just a few weeks away, and they haven’t bought a gift for the hardest person to buy for on their list…the birder. This year, Nemesis Bird is featuring a few typical “bird-themed” gifts, and some great birding books that came out in 2017. Our 2017 list also contains some … Read More
Get ready for eBird Profiles!
eBird is slowly and steadily becoming the go-to bird observation collection tool for birders around the world, and has reached this point by regularly releasing new tools to see what others are reporting, compete with your fellow birders on any geographical level, and learn all about ranges and distributions of birds on a global scale. While it has been game-changing to … Read More
Upcoming bird books you don’t want to miss
There are many great bird books and field guides that were recently released, or are still going to be released this year. Check out our top list of our favorites and what we think are the most promising. Peterson Reference Guide to Owls of North America and the Caribbean by Scott Weidensaul Covering 39 species of owls, this book includes detailed … Read More
Guest Review: Birding for the Curious
We are excited to post this review by Brooke McDonald, an avid reader of Nemesis Bird (or maybe not, but we like the sound of it). Brooke is a freelance writer and editor in Northern California. In her free time she birds, gardens, plays with her dogs, and researches an obscure Calvinist sect. Birding for the Curious by Nate Swick … Read More
Kickstarter Find: Here earbuds – Change The Way You Hear Birds
There is a pretty interesting product on Kickstarter right now that could find a niche in birding. The Here wireless earbuds promise to do one thing and do it well – allow you to customize how you hear real world sounds. You can think of it as hacking your ears. Here allows you to adjust the volume of sounds, change … Read More
New update for the Sibley iPhone app
I was excited to see a few weeks ago that there was an update on my iPhone for one of my favorite apps- the Sibley eGuide to Birds of North America. It wasn’t quite as exciting as I hoped however, because it did not include the newest content from Sibley’s updated 2nd edition. It was instead a very overdue update to the user … Read More
Warbler Guide app preview
The Warbler Guide app is getting closer to release, and here is a preview of some of its features. It looks like it will have a very easy and intuitive way to figure out which species you are looking at it the field. Will you be picking this up for your phone or tablet?
See the weather in a whole new way
Savvy birders are meteorologically astute. They keep an eye out for what may be arriving with the next airmass, wrung out of the skies by an approaching front, or even just a pop-up thunderstorm on an otherwise migration-friendly day. In the age of smartphones and apps, it’s now more convenient than ever to stay abreast of changing weather conditions. Anyone … Read More