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Week 31: Visits to Hart Mountain, Malheur and the surrounding areas
We are wrapping up our last week in the great state of Oregon, and made visits to many of the old haunts of my childhood. Two full days at Hart Mountain Wildlife Refuge, three...
5 days ago - 10,000 Birds
Week 30: We return to Summer Lake
Imagine waking up to the call of thousands of ducks, geese, and every kind of marsh bird you can imagine. That is exactly where Week 30 in our Little Big Year adventure found...
12 days ago - 10,000 Birds
An Index to Our Updated Species Accounts
Indigo Bunting by Norm Townsend via Birdshare. We're steadily working to improve the offerings in our All About Birds online species guide. It's our goal to eventually feature...
1 month ago - All About Birds
Duck Stamps and the Best National Wildlife Refuges for Birding
In June, the 2018-2019 Federal Duck Stamp was released. Birders have been encouraged by the American Birding Association and others to buy Federal Duck Stamps. The argument is...
1 month ago - 10,000 Birds
Egg Dumping
Common Merganser You may have seen the photo of a Common Merganser mom leading a brood of 76, yes, 76 ducklings. They are not all hers, of course, because there is no way she...
1 month ago - Ornithology
Rainbow Bee-eaters
Over recent weeks we have observed the departure of the thousands of Plumed Whistling-Ducks from the Broome Poo Ponds and now there are only a few hundred present. The Crimson...
2 monthes ago - 10,000 Birds
Best Bird of the Weekend
July often means travel, which sometimes means tourist attractions, which occasionally means exotic or introduced bird species. Following me here? Encountering exotics raises...
2 monthes ago - 10,000 Birds
Celebrate July 4th With Our All-“American” Slideshow
Let's kick things off with one of the most beautiful and graceful of all "American" birds. American Avocet by Ilsproat via Birdshare. The American Wigeon is a duck that doesn't...
2 monthes ago - All About Birds
Another good year for Magpie Geese near Broome
Last year was the first year since we moved to Broome permanently at the end of 1999 that we encountered significant numbers of Magpie Geese to the area. The numbers of Magpie...
3 monthes ago - 10,000 Birds
Australasian Swamphens around Broome
The Australasian Swamphen used to be considered to be a sub-species of Purple Swamphen , but has now been determined to be a separate species namely Porphyrio melanotus...
3 monthes ago - 10,000 Birds
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Guide to Long Distance Binoculars
Guide to choosing the best high powered long distance binoculars to be used for land based observation. Most high lower bins are usually designed with astronomy in mind...
Best Birding Binocular 2016/2017
During the year many, many binoculars arrive on my desk for testing and review. So at times even I can find it a little overwhelming as to which is best. This every year I...
BirdWatching Binoculars 101
If you are new to birding, choosing your first pair of binoculars can seem a little daunting, but it needn't be. This guide takes you thought where to start and all the...
Best Bird of the Weekend
Now that fall has officially fallen over the Northern Hemisphere, we can finally embrace apple cider, football, and anything flavored with pumpkin spice. Even better, this time...
Sanderling at Hopetoun
Sanderling- Calidris alba have been returning to Broome over the past few weeks from their northern migration. Each year the Sanderling depart from Australia and head north to...