Birds
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Renewal, Rabbits and Ravens
I’m constantly amazed at how quickly the sun returns to us. It’s just under two weeks since the return of the sun and already it is rising before 09:30am. The House already feels warmer with the heat gain of three hours or so of direct sun, and everything feels renewed. People are walking with more
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Day one of the Great Backyard Bird Count
A reminder to everyone, especially you Nunavumiut, that the Great Backyard Bird Count starts today. I took a brief foray out into the wilds of Arctic Bay today while Leah was home for lunch. I didn’t have much time, but it was great getting out while there was still light in the sky (which is
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Birds, birds, birds
Just a reminder that the Great Backyard Bird Count runs this weekend, Feb 15-18th 2008. Once again I’m issuing a challenge to any of my Nunavut readers and friends to take part in this Citizen Science project. If you go over to their website, you can get all the details you need. Essentially the
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A Citizen Science Challenge
The Great Backyard Bird Count is coming up. This annual event (this is the eleventh) is put on by Audubon and Cornell, and takes place on the 15th to 18th of February this year. Traditionally participation in Nunavut has been low, which is not really surprising given the dearth of species in Nunavut in February.
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More links than a cartoon sausage
Here are some interesting things for your perusal. First of all, the 67th edition of I and the Bird is up at Trevor’s Birding, from way down under. As always there is a wide selection of bird posts to choose from as Trevor takes us on a holiday around the world. Stop by Murmuring Trees
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Birding After Dark, Arctic Bay’s Second CBC
Saturday was the last day of the 108th Annual Christmas Bird Count. For those of you not familiar with the CBC (the Citizen Science event, not the public broadcaster), it has been held annually during the Christmas season for the last, well the last 108 years. Essentially teams of birders descend on circles with radii
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I and the Bird and what not
Once again I’m late to posting a link to the latest I and the Bird, # 63. It can be found over at the Greenbelt. I shouldn’t have to repeat myself but I will. I and the Bird always presents great posts about birds and birding and is always worth a visit. And you should
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I and the Bird #62
A little late in the notification, but I and the Bird #62, is up and running over at Greg Laden’s blog, part of the Seed Science Collective. As always there is a world wide variety of postings on birds, and as always it is well worth heading over there and checking out the offerings. I
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It slices! It dices! It juliennes (whatever that is)
It’s the 61st installment of I and the Bird, the infomercial version. Brought to you by N8 at the Drinking Bird. Full of bird blogging goodness. Operators standing by. But you must act now.