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@birdbanter Feb 4, 2026, 3:36 AM UTC

Winter Shorebirds

In Washington State most of us think of shorebirds as species to look for during migration. Still, there are a few species we can find in winter. This Black-bellied Plover, obviously no black belly i…

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@birdbanter Dec 26, 2023, 4:59 PM UTC

Double-crested Cormorant

In Washington we have three species of cormorant, but this Double-crested Cormorant Nannopterum auritum is the only one of the three species that is found on fresh water. Coamorants are interesting s…

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@birdbanter Dec 6, 2023, 7:18 PM UTC

The Northern Answer to Penguins

Tufted Puffin Fratercula cirrhata Penguins are funny. They stand up on their back feet and flap their flippers comically, and have even had full-length feature movies made about them. In the Northern…

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@birdbanter Nov 22, 2023, 4:27 PM UTC

Eagles of Washington State

In Washington State (USA) over the last few decades we have seen a resurgence of the numbers of Bald Eagles Haliaeetus leucocephalus. Unfortunately the Golden Eagle Aquila chrysaetos, our other nativ…

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@birdbanter Nov 20, 2023, 3:32 AM UTC

Bonaparte's Gulls

Every fall and early winter large numbers of Bonaparte's Gulls congregate in the Puget Sound are of Washington. They are the smallest regularly occurring gull here, and are easily identified by their…

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@birdbanter Aug 15, 2023, 11:46 PM UTC

An Unexpected Bonus to End the Day

Muy birding buddy and I visited the coast last week, and at the very end of the day Ken wandered a bit to the side of a parking lot and presto, a very unusual gull for Washington State was loafing on…

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@birdbanter Jun 12, 2023, 4:13 PM UTC

Eastern US Pelagic Birding

A good buddy and I took a long awaited trip to get out on the Stormy Petrel II for some Gulf Stream pelagic birding off Hatteras, North Carolina. The weather and the seas were ugly, the trips physica…

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@birdbanter Apr 28, 2023, 10:00 PM UTC

Savannah Sparrows are Back- Spring Must be Here

This Savannah Sparrow Passerculus sandwichensis is a small grassland sparrow that arrives back from its wintering grounds in mid April every year. Often they are first seen on rocky shorelines where…

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@birdbanter Apr 11, 2023, 11:10 PM UTC

Quetzal Valley, San Gerardo de Dota, Costa Rica

Resplendent Quetzal Pharomachrus mocinno This is the bird species that draws more awe and interest than possibly any other species in Costa Rica. OK, Scarlet Macaw may be give it a run, but I think t…

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@birdbanter Feb 16, 2023, 11:31 PM UTC

Bald Eagles are a Major Conservation Suc

As little as 40 years ago it was difficult to find a Bald Eagle Haliaeetus leucocephalus in much of the lower-48 United States. The use of DDT as a pesticide led to reproductive failure in birds high…

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