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Category: Birding Basics

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July 23July 18 Donna L. Long

Confusing Summer Eclipse Plumage of Waterfowl

female American Redstart (Setophaga ruticilla)
June 18June 10 Donna L. Long

Birding: The Best Posts

Piping plover (Charadrius melodus) walking on the beach
May 21June 10 Donna L. Long

Keeping a Life List or Birder’s Journal

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May 7July 25 Donna L. Long

Spring Warblers – Birding Tips and Techniques

Bullock's Oriole (Icterus bullockii)
April 16June 10 Donna L. Long

What are Neotropical Migrants? (A Beginning Birder’s Guide)

By Minette Layne (Flickr: [1]) [CC BY-SA 2.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.0)], via Wikimedia Commons
February 5June 10 Donna L. Long

Common Winter Birds Across North America

wood duck Aix sponsa
October 2June 10 Donna L. Long

Waterfowl Migration in Autumn

Snowy Owl (courtesy USFWS)
November 21March 27 Donna L. Long

Winter Bird Migration and Irruptions (Videos)

Bullock's Oriole (Icterus bullockii)
February 22April 25 Donna L. Long

Spring Bird Migration for Beginning Birders

A female House Sparrow at a winter feeder in Philadelphia.
January 4March 27 Donna L. Long

Winter Birding: How to Master It (with video)

Northern Harrier ( ) Photo taken by Donna L. Long
October 5September 24 Donna L. Long

Raptor Migration: What You Need to Know to Hawk Watch (with video)

warbler rests during migration on the deck of a cruise ship in the Atlantic Ocean.
August 31June 10 Donna L. Long

Bird Migration Facts

American Redstart (Setophaga ruticilla), male (Dover Publications)
May 18March 24 Donna L. Long

The Dawn Chorus

A female House Sparrow at a winter feeder in Philadelphia.
December 15June 11 Donna L. Long

Learn the Fall and Winter Colors of These Common Bird Species

February 10July 13 Donna L. Long

Cavity Nesters: Birds that Use Holes in Trees

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