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Droppings:
04/17/08 Woodland Birds of North America a new guide
A very fine guide-but-not-a-field-guide is "Woodland Birds of North America", a paperback written by and with terrific photographs by Scott Leslie. More than 100 woodland species are presented with each entry including short but information-packed paragraphs on appearance, habitat, behavior, calls, food, family life and conservation concerns. Further information is here .
04/03/08 Kenya Birding Today
I received the following email today:
From isabelnanton Wed Apr  2 22:11:06 2008
Subject: Birding in Kenya
I just returned from my homeland, after 10 weeks during which the
country went through post-election upheavals. At no time, while
there, was my activities as a keen, but amateur birder disrupted. In
fact, there has probably never been a better time to go birding in
Kenya: the parks are empty, Kenyans' tourism industry has been
decimated by the media reports and yet, the birding remains some of
the most rewarding on the planet...
I hope keen birders will feel encouraged to book that trip to Kenya
and help in the restoration of the tourism economy (each Kenyan
employed supports 8-10 people) and keeps those lovely birds visible.

isabel nanton
journalist
04/01/08 Bermuda Petrel comes back
BirdLife International reports on the encouraging comeback of the once-thought-to-be-lost-forever Bermuda Petrel. Thanks to Dot Robbins for spreading the news.
03/31/08 Buy My House

Having concluded that it's time to consolidate and simplify but unwilling to leave the world's best neighborhood for some bucolic "retirement village" we're leaving our house of 36 years for a 6th floor aerie 2 blocks away. So the house is FOR SALE (picture from street-- 426 S 47th St, 19143; picture of house from new place-- 4631 Pine St, 19143 ). It's within minutes of birding at Bartram's Garden and Heinz (Tinicum) NWR and an easy daytrip to birding locations from Sandy Hook to Cape May to Bombay Hook. Write if interested for further details. MAP
SLIDE SHOW & VIRTUAL IMAGE

03/21/08 A New Peterson Field Guide for Birds Scheduled for August
Last night at the DVOC (Delaware Valley Ornithology Club) meeting Jeff Gordon spoke about (among other things) the forthcoming (August) modernized edition of the classic Peterson field guide and showed us one of the videos that will be downloadable by purchasers. I was much impressed - there are the classic Peterson touches (little arrows, etc) but enhanced by voice-overs, compare-and-contrasts, and birdsong/call audios on demand. Watch the Houghton Mifflin site and Jeff's blog to see if video examples show up.
03/12/08 Back from Vietnam
Our trip to Vietnam was a big success. The country is friendly and beautiful with fine accomodations and good (if sometimes a bit monotonous) food. The national parks are well protected and maintained with stunning mountains and forests. There had been a cold snap just prior to our visit so the birding was slow but among the sightings were Great Slaty Woodpecker, Blue-rumped Pitta and Gray-crowned Crocias. Strongly recommended.
02/16/08 new version of the eBirdMap
A revised version of the Google Map populated with observation data from eBird is here . The map is updated hourly, the markers are color-coded by ABA "difficulty", and one can toggle the difficulty 1 birds off and on to reduce the clutter. The map is only as good as the data so start sending your observations to eBird today. Details are here .