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04/08/2016

Throwback Thursday: Seven years ago, Eric and Rob were birding in Michigan's Upper Peninsula. Eric will be headed back soon to work for Whitefish Point Bird Observatory! http://blog.nuttybirder.com/2009/08/life-birds-456-and-457-summer-in-up-of.html #.V6EUIbiU2Cg

As my brother and I headed for the UP, we had high hopes of getting three lifers each. We knew it would be difficult since the summer is not the best time to visit northern Michigan, but we still believed that we could find our target species. We set out in search of Spruce Grouse, Boreal Chickadee,...

03/08/2016

Rob's review of Birds Of South America Passerines. http://blog.nuttybirder.com/2016/01/book-review-birds-of-south-america.html #.V6ESq7iU2Cg

02/08/2016

This week's featured hotspot is Custer State Park in South Dakota. This area offers some of the best birding in the Black Hills. http://nuttybirder.com/Wheretobird/SouthDakota/westernsd/custerspsd.html

A guide to birding Custer State Park in Custer, South Dakota.

01/08/2016

A great new trail is open on Hawaii for those of us that would love to see a Palila. http://hawaiitribune-herald.com/news/local-news/new-trail-opens-giving-hikers-close-look-endangered-bird

MAUNA KEA — More than 7,000 feet up the mountain, endangered palila sing to one another from their perches atop mamane trees, blissfully unaware of the fragility surrounding every member of their dwindling species.

21/07/2016

Throwback Thursday: Last year at this time, Rob and Eric were in Honduras scouting out several new locations for future birding tours with Sabrewing Nature Tours to this wonderful country! One of the cool birds they waw was this White-breasted Hawk which is a subspecies of Sharp-shinned Hawk. http://blog.nuttybirder.com/2015/08/honduras-trip-report-12.html #.V4zclLikWCg

20/07/2016

A few months ago Rob reviewed Birds of Kenya's Rift Valley and Larger Mammals of Tanzania published by Princeton University Press. Although Rob's first trip to Africa will be to Uganda, he'll be studying both books in preparation for the trip! http://blog.nuttybirder.com/2014/07/book-reviews-birds-of-kenyas-rift.html #.V4zbjLikWCg

19/07/2016

Today's featured hotspot is Hosmer's Grove in Haleakala National Park on Maui, Hawaii. It's one of the most accessible places to find some of the species that are native to Maui, like this 'Apapane. http://nuttybirder.com/Wheretobird/Hawaii/hosmergrove.html #.V4zYv7ikWCg

A guide to birding Hosmer Grove in Kula, Maui, Hawaii.

18/07/2016

Shorebirds are already moving south for fall migration. How many of these shorebird silhouettes can you identify? Answers can be found here: http://blog.nuttybirder.com/2012/07/shorebird-identification-silhouette.html #.V4vulLikWCg

17/07/2016

One of our favorite places in Indiana is getting a visitor's center featuring special glass to help avoid birds hitting the windows!

14/07/2016

Throwback Thursday: Two years ago, Eric was watching a nest of Loggerhead Shrikes in southwestern North Dakota. He's just returned back from work in that region again and is now on his way to James Bay in northern Canada to work with shorebirds. http://blog.nuttybirder.com/2014/07/loggerhead-shrike-fledglings.html #.V4aQQbikWCg

13/07/2016

Rob's review of Birds of Botswana, http://blog.nuttybirder.com/2016/01/book-review-birds-of-botswana.html #.V4aPn7ikWCg