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Midwest Birder: November 2008

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This blog will periodically chronicle the findings and travels of this birder who grew up and went to school in the Midwestern U.S. Friday, November 28, 2008. They caught three hawks during my two hours there, a pretty good total for this late in the season. My favorite of the three was a young Red-shouldered Hawk that came seemingly out of nowhere (the back side of our blind) and was on top of the pigeon before we even realized! The Red-tailed Hawk that we caught was also a young bird and I definitely h...

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Midwest Birder: April 2009

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This blog will periodically chronicle the findings and travels of this birder who grew up and went to school in the Midwestern U.S. Monday, April 13, 2009. Currently enjoying a hotel room in San Antonio, TX before embarking on the grueling 8 hour drive out to Big Bend National Park tomorrow morning. Thus far the trip has been highly successful garnering each of us (Caleb Putnam, Tom Prestby, and Sam Galick) many lifers and ABA birds. Below is Tom Prestby's account of our first eight days:. Sunday, April 5.

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Midwest Birder: Texas trip update

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This blog will periodically chronicle the findings and travels of this birder who grew up and went to school in the Midwestern U.S. Monday, April 13, 2009. Currently enjoying a hotel room in San Antonio, TX before embarking on the grueling 8 hour drive out to Big Bend National Park tomorrow morning. Thus far the trip has been highly successful garnering each of us (Caleb Putnam, Tom Prestby, and Sam Galick) many lifers and ABA birds. Below is Tom Prestby's account of our first eight days:. Sunday, April 5.

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Midwest Birder: August 2009

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This blog will periodically chronicle the findings and travels of this birder who grew up and went to school in the Midwestern U.S. Monday, August 24, 2009. Buff-breasted Sandpiper - Wind Lake Sod Farms. Plovers to me. I whistled my best imitation of Black-bellied Plover (acquired while out in Cape May hearing them go over the seawatch multiple times daily) and to my surprise they turned and came flying right over me - 25 American Golden Plovers! Subscribe to: Posts (Atom). View my complete profile.

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Midwest Birder: Buff-breasted Sandpiper - Wind Lake Sod Farms

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This blog will periodically chronicle the findings and travels of this birder who grew up and went to school in the Midwestern U.S. Monday, August 24, 2009. Buff-breasted Sandpiper - Wind Lake Sod Farms. Plovers to me. I whistled my best imitation of Black-bellied Plover (acquired while out in Cape May hearing them go over the seawatch multiple times daily) and to my surprise they turned and came flying right over me - 25 American Golden Plovers! And I hit up Texas for some birds. View my complete profile.

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Midwest Birder: February 2009

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This blog will periodically chronicle the findings and travels of this birder who grew up and went to school in the Midwestern U.S. Thursday, February 19, 2009. Birding southern Dane Cty. Here's Tom's summary of the day:. Sean Fitzgerald and I birded some areas south of Madison yesterday and found a. Few fairly early arrivals. We started at Mud Lake where all three species of. Swans are still present plus the Greater White-fronted Goose and her four. Tuesday, February 17, 2009. Small geese on the move.

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Midwest Birder: July 2009

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This blog will periodically chronicle the findings and travels of this birder who grew up and went to school in the Midwestern U.S. Sunday, July 12, 2009. Subscribe to: Posts (Atom). View my complete profile. Mike McDowell's Digiscoping blog. Tom Prestby's Pbase Galleries.

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Midwest Birder: October 2008

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This blog will periodically chronicle the findings and travels of this birder who grew up and went to school in the Midwestern U.S. Thursday, October 23, 2008. So I definitely haven't been keeping up to date on this blog. Part of the reason for this lies in the fact that I have to update Cape May Bird Observatory's blog. Where I stand for 10 hours five days a week in Avalon. The small town is about 30 minutes north of where I'm living down in Cape May with the other counters. Big days at the count usuall...

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Birds, Boletes and Beaujolais: October 2009

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Birds, Boletes and Beaujolais. A Pond-hopping Naturalist's Ramblings From Two Continents. Thursday, October 22, 2009. Mushroom Hunting on the Central Oregon Coast. Pacific Golden Chanterelle ( Catharellus formosus. Only recently recognized as a species separate from the Common Chantarelle (. Pig's Ear ( Gomphus clavatus. King Bolete ( Boletus edulis. Sweet Tooth ( Dentinum repandum. View of the underside of the cap. Note the small, tooth-like spines). Also known as the Hedgehog Mushroom, this delicious f...