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04/08/2016

Throwback Thursday: Seven years ago, Eric and Rob were birding in Michigan's Upper Peninsula. Eric will be headed back soon to work for Whitefish Point Bird Observatory! http://blog.nuttybirder.com/2009/08/life-birds-456-and-457-summer-in-up-of.html #.V6EUIbiU2Cg

As my brother and I headed for the UP, we had high hopes of getting three lifers each. We knew it would be difficult since the summer is not the best time to visit northern Michigan, but we still believed that we could find our target species. We set out in search of Spruce Grouse, Boreal Chickadee,...

03/08/2016

Rob's review of Birds Of South America Passerines. http://blog.nuttybirder.com/2016/01/book-review-birds-of-south-america.html #.V6ESq7iU2Cg

02/08/2016

This week's featured hotspot is Custer State Park in South Dakota. This area offers some of the best birding in the Black Hills. http://nuttybirder.com/Wheretobird/SouthDakota/westernsd/custerspsd.html

A guide to birding Custer State Park in Custer, South Dakota.

01/08/2016

A great new trail is open on Hawaii for those of us that would love to see a Palila. http://hawaiitribune-herald.com/news/local-news/new-trail-opens-giving-hikers-close-look-endangered-bird

MAUNA KEA — More than 7,000 feet up the mountain, endangered palila sing to one another from their perches atop mamane trees, blissfully unaware of the fragility surrounding every member of their dwindling species.

21/07/2016

Throwback Thursday: Last year at this time, Rob and Eric were in Honduras scouting out several new locations for future birding tours with Sabrewing Nature Tours to this wonderful country! One of the cool birds they waw was this White-breasted Hawk which is a subspecies of Sharp-shinned Hawk. http://blog.nuttybirder.com/2015/08/honduras-trip-report-12.html #.V4zclLikWCg

20/07/2016

A few months ago Rob reviewed Birds of Kenya's Rift Valley and Larger Mammals of Tanzania published by Princeton University Press. Although Rob's first trip to Africa will be to Uganda, he'll be studying both books in preparation for the trip! http://blog.nuttybirder.com/2014/07/book-reviews-birds-of-kenyas-rift.html #.V4zbjLikWCg

19/07/2016

Today's featured hotspot is Hosmer's Grove in Haleakala National Park on Maui, Hawaii. It's one of the most accessible places to find some of the species that are native to Maui, like this 'Apapane. http://nuttybirder.com/Wheretobird/Hawaii/hosmergrove.html #.V4zYv7ikWCg

A guide to birding Hosmer Grove in Kula, Maui, Hawaii.

18/07/2016

Shorebirds are already moving south for fall migration. How many of these shorebird silhouettes can you identify? Answers can be found here: http://blog.nuttybirder.com/2012/07/shorebird-identification-silhouette.html #.V4vulLikWCg

17/07/2016

One of our favorite places in Indiana is getting a visitor's center featuring special glass to help avoid birds hitting the windows!

14/07/2016

Throwback Thursday: Two years ago, Eric was watching a nest of Loggerhead Shrikes in southwestern North Dakota. He's just returned back from work in that region again and is now on his way to James Bay in northern Canada to work with shorebirds. http://blog.nuttybirder.com/2014/07/loggerhead-shrike-fledglings.html #.V4aQQbikWCg

13/07/2016

Rob's review of Birds of Botswana, http://blog.nuttybirder.com/2016/01/book-review-birds-of-botswana.html #.V4aPn7ikWCg

29/06/2016

Today's featured hotspot is Goose Pond FWA in Indiana. This is one of the premier marshes in the Midwest! http://nuttybirder.com/Wheretobird/Indiana/southwestin/goosepondfwain.html

A guide to birding Goose Pond FWA in Linton, IN.

28/06/2016

Our review of Waterfowl of North America, Europe, and Asia from Princeton University Press has been posted! http://blog.nuttybirder.com/2016/06/book-review-waterfowl-of-north-america.html

24/06/2016

Our review of Birds of Western Ecuador http://blog.nuttybirder.com/2016/06/book-review-birds-of-western-ecuador.html #.V2vjCriU2Cg

23/06/2016

Our review of Wildlife of the Galapagos. http://blog.nuttybirder.com/2016/06/book-review-wildlife-of-galapagos.html #.V2vis7iU2Cg

22/06/2016

Rob's last post from his Guatemala trip covers his time at Estación Biológica Las Guacamayas in the northern part of the country. The diversity is amazing here and it's one of the only remaining spots to find Scarlet Macaws in Guatemala. Read about his incredible destination now! http://blog.nuttybirder.com/2016/06/exploring-guatemala-part-5-la-estacion.html #.V2rJ17iU2Cg

21/06/2016

Another post from Rob's trip to Guatemala especially his time at Tikal National Park. http://blog.nuttybirder.com/2016/06/exploring-guatemala-part-4-from.html

17/05/2016

Rob and the Wild Birds Unlimited Birdathon team are ready to rock our big day this weekend! Click the link below to learn more about the Amos Butler Birdathon and/or to make a donation. Funds raised from this friendly competition benefit some awesome conservation and research projects. Thanks for your support!

Amos Butler Audubon, Indianapolis, Indiana

27/04/2016

Read more about Rob's time in Guatemala!

Part 2 of Rob's trip to Guatemala is now posted! http://blog.nuttybirder.com/2016/04/exploring-guatemala-part-2-los-tarrales.html #.VyC5ozAguCg

20/04/2016

I've posted the first of several segments about my time in Guatemala in March. This Pink-headed Warbler was certainly the highlight of the first part of the trip! http://blog.nuttybirder.com/2016/04/exploring-guatemala-part-1-antigua-to.html #.VxeDkzBsOCg

30/03/2016

Rob is back to blogging! Read about his recent trips to Central America here http://blog.nuttybirder.com/2016/03/back-to-blogging.html #.Vvwnp6QguCg.

Look for more great posts by Rob coming soon!

15/01/2016

Rob is off to Honduras again! Like and follow the Sabrewing Nature Tours page to see photos from his adventure.

Rob's on his way back to Honduras today, this time to lead a tour to both the Highlands and The Lodge at Pico Bonito! Stay tuned over the next 10 days as he travels throughout the country. Hopefully he can get more photos of cool birds like this Band-backed Wren.

07/01/2016

Latest post on the blog about Rob's recent visit to The Lodge at Pico Bonito with Leica Birding! While there, he got this nice digiscoped shot of a Spectacled Owl! http://blog.nuttybirder.com/2016/01/birding-with-leica-in-honduras.html #.Vo6jmhU4GCh

You can also read his review of the brand new Leica Trinovid HD binoculars on the Birds & Blooms Magazine blog. http://www.birdsandblooms.com/blog/optics-review-leica-trinovid-hd-binoculars/

06/01/2016

Last September, Rob had a great time birding at Wildsumaco Lodge while on a trip to Ecuador. In addition to the awesome birds, seeing Black-mantled Tamarin was pretty cool! http://blog.nuttybirder.com/2016/01/birding-in-ecuador-part-7-wildsumaco.html #.Vo07DxU4GCg

Look for Rob to announce an Ecuador tour soon over at Sabrewing Nature Tours!

05/01/2016

Rob will be making his 5th trip to bird in Honduras next week and we are excited to see that CNN has named Honduras as a top travel destination! http://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/cnn-selects-honduras-as-a-top-travel-destination-for-2016-300198823.html

TEGUCIGALPA, Honduras, Jan. 4, 2016 /PRNewswire/ -- A panel of experts selected Honduras as one of the top 16...

31/12/2015

Our friends at Kaufman Field Guides and Black Swamp Bird Observatory have put together this awesome image showing how you can help birds in the New Year!

Kaufman Field Guides teams up with Black Swamp Bird Observatory to offer simple ways YOU can help make the New Year better for birds.

16/11/2015

More from Rob's awesome Ecuador trip, this time from Cabañas San Isidro! http://blog.nuttybirder.com/2015/11/birding-in-ecuador-part-6-cabanas-san.html #.Vko0J_nnuCg

Chestnut-breasted Coronets (photo by Brian Zwiebel - Sabrewing Nature Tours)

11/11/2015

Rob enjoyed leading for the Rio Grande Valley Birding Festival again this year! Read about some highlights of the trip in his latest blog post. http://blog.nuttybirder.com/2015/11/enjoying-my-time-at-rio-grande-valley.html