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Field notes » November 2017

November 2017

Snipe Hunt!

Gregg Thompson went hunting for good photos of shorebirds in the rich wetlands of Juanita Bay, east of Seattle. He found several Wilson’s Snipes showing off their hunting skills.Cryptic brown, tan, and gray markings can make a Wilson’s Snipe hard to find in wet, open habitats like these mud flats... read more »

We sent our reporter out to find a rare species... the teen birder

t]Meet 17-year-old Elisa Yang. She’s the founder and president of the California Young Birders Club. Shahla Farzan for BirdNote.[/caption]Elisa Yang loves birds, and she won’t take no for an answer.By Shahla FarzanToday we’re taking you back to high school, to meet some teenage birders. They’re a... read more »

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Topics & Themes:  birding, birdwatching

Red-tails Get Mobbed

For several weeks, avian photographer William Jobes chronicled the events at and near the nest of a pair of Red-tailed Hawks in Bucks County, Pennsylvania. When he first discovered the nest, a single fledgling of a few weeks old was the sole offspring occupant. Both adults were active in and... read more »

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Topics & Themes:  nesting, photography
Related birds:  Red-tailed Hawk (Buteo jamaicensis), Eastern Kingbird (Tyrannus tyrannus), Northern Mockingbird (Mimus polyglottos), Red-winged Blackbird (Agelaius phoeniceus)

Canada Geese Caption Comments

BirdNote Facebook fans are so clever! We asked for a caption to this photo by Mike Hamilton of two Canada Geese, and here's what our fans came up with: read more »

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Topics & Themes:  humor, photography
Related birds:  Canada Goose (Branta canadensis)
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