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‘SEXING THE HUMMER’ A GENDER GUIDE TO ABACO’S HUMMINGBIRDS The drastic effects of Hurricane Dorian on Abaco’s birdlife continue, with recent reports suggesting that all species remain affected, and some severely so. However there are signs of a slow improvement, and this good news includes the two hummingbird species, the endemic Bahama Woodstar and the […]‘SEXING …

Continue reading "‘SEXING THE HUMMER’: A GENDER GUIDE TO ABACO’S HUMMINGBIRDS — ROLLING HARBOUR ABACO"

Piping plovers at Montrose Beach, (c) Chicago Tribune Join RBD volunteers as we unite with the COS to make our beach habitat attractive to the piping plover! In 2019, two of these amazing endangered birds (Monty and Rose) nested at Montrose Beach Dunes for the first time. We hope that they or their offspring will […]Saturday …

Continue reading "Saturday April 23: joint Earth Day cleanup with Chicago Ornithological Society — Rainbow Beach Dunes"

Wishing everyone a happy, healthy and prosperous new year ahead! May the road rise up to meet you and may the wind be always at your back (old Irish proverb) My hope for 2022 is for a kinder more compassionate world - we're all in this together.

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The swift season started with a later than average arrival of last year’s breeding birds; that said our existing  breeding pair really didn’t waste much time in laying eggs and they fledged young earlier than in 2019/20. There are many highlights each season, but perhaps the overall impression this year is of an uninterrupted performance […]Swift …

Continue reading "Swift diary- a brief summary of the 2021 swift season — Jonathan Pomroy"

Harlequins — Wilder Alaska

If the WHSP sites around SCP Nature Reserve are to be developed, only reed beds will offer any protection for the Lambrok.The case for reed beds — Southwick Country Park Nature Reserve

Cute PetCute Pet — The Mutts Blog