Category Archives: Birders

Announcement Canon EF 200-400mm f/4L IS USM Extender 1.4X

Canon has officially introduced the EF 200-400mm f/4L IS USM Extender 1.4x – a top-end telephoto zoom with a built-in switchable teleconverter. Simply flicking a lever at the rear of the barrel converts it to a 280-560mm f/5.6 lens. Designed for professional sports and wildlife photographers, it includes an array of top-end features such as Power Focus for movie shooting, and IS ‘mode 3′ that only applies stabilisation at the point of exposure, aiding panning. Continue reading

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Bird Food For People™ ~ Eagle’s Nest Sweet Retreat

NW Ohio’s only Old Fashion Ice Cream Parlor and eatery. Near Magee Marsh & Maumee Bay Resorts. A family friendly atmosphere featuring something for every taste; from pizza, ice cream, grinders and signature coffees. Only minutes from Maumee Bay State Park, rain or shine our dining room, patio and drive thru are open 7 days a week. Continue reading

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Blackburnian Warbler, A Survivor!

Is one of the most beautiful birds in the Neotropical Wood Warbler family. Take a journey with us and discover how this little bird overcomes the obstacles to survive. Continue reading

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Bird Food For People™ ~ Seoul Gardens Chinese Restaurant

A family owned/operated business that will satisfy your palate with homemade items that are fresh. The food is always hot & tasty, cooked to order. I always look forward to my next visit when I am in town. Continue reading

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PledgeToFledge Connecticut Boat Trip!

PledgeToFledge Connecticut announces its’ kickoff event with a birding adventure by boat on the C. J. Toth Quest catamaran around the beautiful Norwalk Islands, departing at 10:00am on Saturday, April 27, 2013. Pledge2Fledge Connecticut has partnered with the famed Norwalk Seaport Association to bring you this fantastic special event. A terrific opportunity to share your love for birding with others, and to help people discover the allure of wild birds while connecting with the natural world around them. Bring a friend, neighbor or colleague to share the magic of birding and the outdoors. Come SEE Birds. SHARE Birds. SAVE Birds. Continue reading

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COA 29th Annual Meeting 2013

Connecticut Ornithological Association’s (COA) Annual Meeting 2013 was an overwhelming success! Featured Speakers this year were Dr. Stephen Kress, Sharon “Birdchick” Stiteler, and Marshall J. Iliff. Continue reading

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Westport CT Christmas Bird Count 2012

This years 66th Annual Westport Christmas Bird Count will be on Sunday, December 16th, 2012 for 24-hour. The Westport Count also includes Norwalk, Weston, Easton, Fairfield and New Canaan. the count is to locate, identify, and count all wild birds found within a 15-mile diameter count circle.For more information contact Mardi Dickinson, Westport CBC Compiler & Captain at mardi1d@gmail.com or http://www.kymrygroup.com Continue reading

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Bird Food For People™ ~ Curtice HY FLASH

Breakfast before Birding Magee Marsh in Oak Harbor, Ohio., Curtice HY Flash. Corner of N. Curtice and Jerusalem. Opens at 4AM. Continue reading

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Bird Food for people™ Bodega Taco Bar

Talk about a wonderful place for hispanic/spanish/latin food. This IS the place. The word Bodega came from the actual spanish word “grocery store” – La Bodega.  This is one of those places you will definitely want to come and hangout … Continue reading

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News Article on Westport CT Christmas Bird Count

Thanks to a great article Chris Bosak wrote in The Hour Newspaper about the Westport Christmas Bird Count and others in Connecticut. Titled: “Birdwatchers tackle annual census locally.” If you want a PDF let me know and I will send you … Continue reading

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Westport CT CBC 2011

Westport, CT CBC Christmas Bird Count Sunday December 18th 2011. This year is the 65th Annual Westport CT Christmas Bird Count, and the 112th anniversary of the National Audubon CBC concept. The intent of the count is to locate, identify, and count all birds found within a 15-mile diameter count circle, centered at Westport’s twin Bridges on Route 57. Continue reading

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Painted Bunting visits Cove Island Wildlife Sanctuary

What a nice Thanksgiving gift, a Painted Bunting came to visit Cove Island Wildlife Sanctuary, Cove Island Park, Stamford CT, today! Cove Island is the lovely Sanctuary that was host to The Fork-tailed Flycatcher last year on November 17, 2010 and that … Continue reading

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Hanging with a Vagrant in Westport CT

Sunday, November 13, 2011 was a beautiful day to be out for a local birding adventure. Thanks to Nick Bonomo for noticing that a Western Kingbird had been reported in Westport on eBird and sending an alert to the CT … Continue reading

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Bird food for people™ ~ Speedy Donuts

Many of us have fond remembrances about a really good donut, maybe like the ones we may have had when we were young, the kind that tasted homemade, and were truly delicious. It almost seems that they don’t make them … Continue reading

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Bird food for people™ ~ Pagano’s

Many folks know that Pagano’s is one of the best fish mongers in Fairfield County CT, with the freshest seafood for any cooking style. We have been going to Pagano’s for years to buy our fish. We have tried others … Continue reading

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Belize Audubon thinks locally, acts globally.

Belize Audubon Society (BAS) sent their newly hired Field Biologist, Denham Chuc, to the US to learn state of the art bird study methods and techniques at Sharon Audubon. Continue reading

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Migrants, Here and There, Intimate Encounters with Birds of Passage.

Are you ready for spring migration? Townsend P. Dickinson launchs lecture series starting with “Migrants, Here and There, Intimate Encounters with Birds of Passage”. A Natual History photographer for 40 years, Townsend is know for his breathtaking photographs of Wood Warblers, a project he has been photographing on there migratory path from South America forward and back again for 40 years. Continue reading

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