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The Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC) has partnered with the Cornell Lab of Ornithology to create this site as a place for bird-lovers to share stories and information about birds and to help protect birds from activities that harm them and their habitat. more »

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Digiscope Fail: Red-breasted Merganser

Poodle vs. Bird Poo

NGS Guide to the Backyard Birds of North America

Angry Birds is Evil

Tundra Swan Stopover

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Members

  • Thomas Sanftner
  • Risa George
  • Luke Liu
  • Rosanna M Gray
  • Daniel Hebard
  • Da Lo
  • katie roberts
  • Ricky L. Jones
  • Patty Justin Mcelyea
  • Bob Edens
  • Vitalii Khustochka
  • Larry H. Thompson
  • Leah Rude
  • Heidi McWatters
  • Jenn
  • Cody Conway

Latest Activity

Risa George commented on Denise Russell's photo 'A Crow and the Moon'
Oh, Wow. Conjures up so much. Great image.
7 minutes ago
Risa George commented on Yehuda Katz's photo 'Stone Curlew (Burhinus oedicemus)'
What time of day was this bird out? What does it hunt at night? Wonderfully exotic and dramatic.
9 minutes ago
Risa George commented on Yehuda Katz's photo 'Just Ja-Ying in the rain ...'
That looks like it is quite a bit of work to get that nut out. Such perseverance.
11 minutes ago
Risa George commented on Yehuda Katz's photo 'Israeli kestrel'
very striking picture
15 minutes ago
 

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Blog Posts

NRDC and the Cornell Lab

Announcing a New "Fun Feature"

We have added a link on WeLoveBirds.org to the Cornell Lab of Ornithology’s NestWatch project. We hope you will take a look. The project offers tips on how to find…

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Posted by NRDC and the Cornell Lab on March 23, 2011 at 3:18pm

Ricky L. Jones

Help identify this bird?

Can the wisdom of this group help me ID this bird? It's not a great picture to identify so I'm having a hard time find it in my bird books. Thanks

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Posted by Ricky L. Jones on March 23, 2011 at 8:00am — 7 Comments

Roberta Blair

Who Wants to Celebrate With Me?

This morning I took a quick trip to Bok Tower in Lake Wales, FL. The gardens are home to many different types of birds but not in my wildest imagination did I think I'd finally get to see the #1 bird on my list of never have seen but really want…

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Posted by Roberta Blair on March 22, 2011 at 2:06pm — 13 Comments

marcia

I Love my woodpeckers!

My favorite woodpecker is the Pileated woodpecker. Normally, I only hear his "drumming" in the woods. He makes his presence known as he taps into hollow logs and trees. His rhythmic sounds echos through the forest.

Today, Mr.…

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Posted by marcia on March 22, 2011 at 7:50am — 4 Comments

Forum

Victor Austin

Contest

There is a contest on the Cornell Lab Facebook and there are 16 birds running and people are voting who to win. I don't really know what its for. Round 1is Cedar Waxing vs Red-tailed Hawk

Started by Victor Austin Mar 22.

Rod

Purple Head Mallards 10 Replies

Yesterday, I was at Merry Lea Environmental Learning Center in Northeastern Indiana. I saw two Mallards but to my surprise the male had a purple head. I thought it might be due to the angle of the light, but as I walked around and viewed from variou…

Tagged: fowl, water, ducks, mallards

Started by Rod. Last reply by Rod 11 hours ago.

SLB

Question about breeding aspect 3 Replies

I am near St. Petersburg, Florida where a lot of the seabirds are in breeding aspect. Are these just the males or males and females? Great Egret? White ibis? Etc. Can anyone recommend a guide which includes either photos or illustrations of bir…

Started by SLB. Last reply by SLB 1 day ago.

Winifred Lutz

RE: bones in Red Hawk tongues

Am attaching some photos of a red tailed hawk skull that I cleaned after finding a dead and partly-eaten red tail hawk in my yard. While cleaning the skull, I discovered that the hawk has tongue bones. Never knew this before. There are also two li…

Started by Winifred Lutz Mar 17.

Round Robin Blog - Cornell Lab of Ornithology

Vote in March Migration Madness on Facebook!

March. To much of the country it’s a massive basketball tournament, but to bird watchers it an equally frenzied run-up to spring. Right now, the first birds are dribbling back in to their summer ranges—grackles, blackbirds, phoebes, and swallows—but soon it’ll be a full court press of warblers, thrushes, shorebirds, orioles, and more. We think [...]

Join NestWatch and See Life as It Hatches

Whether in a shrub, a tree, or a nest box, bird nests are all around us. Each spring and summer, volunteers across the country visit nests and report their findings to the Cornell Lab of Ornithology’s NestWatch project at www.nestwatch.org. NestWatchers keep track of how many eggs are laid and how many hatch. As the [...]

News Sourced from BirdLife International

New study reveals biofuels carbon con

African biofuels destined for Europe will result in up to six times the carbon emissions of fossil fuels, a new study has revealed.

World Water Day: thirsty cities

Coping with the growing water needs of cities is one of the most pressing challenges of this century. Half of the world’s population now lives in cities and it’s estimated that within two decades this will increase to nearly 60% of the population, or five billion people.

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