Back in 1998 (time flies!) I wrote a little piece on these lists on foot paddling in gulls: I have enclosed a copy here, as few subscribers will be the same after 20 years. FOOT-MOVEMENTS IN FORAGING BIRDS (Copied from 1998) Recently there has been a flurry of observations on Birding-Aus … Read more
Hi all, I will be in South America for a few weeks in January, and wanted to pick up a good field guide for the trip. Anyone have any recommendations for a portable field guide covering Norther Chile, Peru and maybe Bolivia? Seems to be a few on the market that are split into … Read more
The following is a digest of Sightings Reported on Birdpedia for the period Monday, August 12, 2019 to Sunday, August 18, 2019: Area: SA Location: Aldinga Scrub Crested Shrike-tit (Falcunculus frontatus) (2) Foraging in gum trees. Mistletoebird (Dicaeum hirundinaceum) (1) Lots of Mistletoe so lots of Mistletoe birds. Many seeds on the Mistletoe. Australian Ringneck … Read more
