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  • Rio Grande Valley Birding Festival 2013

    The Rio Grande Valley Birding Festival has a full schedule of events, seminars and field trips for bird lovers. 2013 marks the 20th anniversary of RGVBF, so visitors can look forward to an even ...

  • Central Valley Birding Symposium 2013

    The program for the Central Valley Birding Symposium in 2013 will include a Bird Identification Panel, A talk on alien invaders by Kimball Garrett, a sketching workshop, a specimen workshop, a ...

  • New York Birders Conference 2013

    The 66th annual New York Birders Conference offers birders the opportunity to view the fall coastal migration when it is at its peak, the ideal time to spot rare birds...

  • Finding a Reputable Bird Breeder

    You are looking to add a new baby bird to your family. You have chosen the best species for your family. You pick up the newspaper and find an ad for someone who breeds this species. But their ...

  • Adopting a Rescue Parrot

    Normally, if you are planning to add a new bird to your family, you have a specific species in mind, because, after all, a parakeet is quite different from a macaw. You might look for someone ...

  • Birds Protect Costa Rico’s Coffee Crops

    Millions of people around the world could not imagine starting the day without a cup of coffee. Coffee production plays a major role in the economy of a number of Central and South American ...

  • New Bird Species Discovered in Amazonia

    Technological advances, along with the dedication and patience of researchers, have resulted in the recent discovery of fifteen new bird species in the Amazon rainforest. The formal description ...

  • Yellow Rails and Rice Festival

    Birders of all levels of experience are encouraged to join in the fifth annual edition of this event, the primary goal of which is to provide participants with a unique bird-watching venue...

  • Bird Festival at Fairchild

    This exciting two-day event will include off-site birding field trips, lectures, bird walks with experts, info on using plants to attract birds, kiddies activities and much more...

  • Southeastern Kestrel Management on Fort Polk

    In 1992, Fort Polk banded its first juvenile kestrels, which were from a nest located in an enlarged RCW cavity. The kestrel nest tree was within 100 feet of an RCW nest tree, which indicates that...