Archive - This Week in Birding

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Most all of the Plover Watch volunteers knew that even one summer with Piping Plovers Monty and Rose was an experience that might never happen again…

May 16

"Movement" catches on as counterpoint to proliferation of conspiracy theories

May 9

Say what? Birdwatchers, church-goers, and TV addicts are considered dull, according to new research.

May 2

Chicago's beloved shorebird goes for the full Monty with Great Plains plover nearby.

Apr 25

Pursuing life birds like Prairie Falcon and Townsend's Solitaire in Wyoming’s Curt Gowdy State Park

Apr 19

Prairie Pasqueflower is just barely hanging on in Illinois, at Bell Bowl Prairie

Apr 11

Not quite a flood, and not quite a puddle, these watery areas are surprisingly interesting birding locales

Apr 4

American Black Ducks can be surprisingly elusive in Illinois

Jarod Hitchings

Mar 28

It doesn't always feel like it, but spring's here in full force.

Mar 21

California Gnatcatcher, Ridgway's Rail, and much more

Mar 14

Warm up with this video while counting down the days until the peak of spring migration

Mar 7

On eve of March 1 deadline, new video shows how advocates accidentally discovered construction site, Rusty-patched Bumble Bee.

Feb 28

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