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Birding Close to Home: FOY and Other Funny Acronyms

April 13, 2021April 12, 2021 Examiner Media 394 Views 3 min read

By Brian Kluepfel I work in a profession dominated by acronyms. And to be honest, I don’t know WTF people around me are talking about half the time. I don’t know whether to cry or LOL, frankly. I get

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Winter Turns to Spring, and Birds Abound

March 9, 2021March 9, 2021 Examiner Media 807 Views 2 min read

By Brian Kluepfel As the last (hopefully) snows of the winter recede with each day, I look forward to the spring migration and more comfortable walking weather. It’s also possible that higher temperatures may benefit my aching knee.

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Appreciating the Birds of Winter in Difficult Times

February 9, 2021February 9, 2021 Examiner Media 595 Views Winter Birds 3 min read

By Brian Kluepfel On Feb. 7, 2020, we were on a plane to South America. A visit with in-laws, wonderful food and weather, a meeting with dear old friends in torrid Cartagena, and an obligatory appearance at the Colombia

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Woodpeckers of Westchester: A Portentous Pileated

January 12, 2021January 11, 2021 Examiner Webmaster 1337 Views 2 min read

By Brian Kluepfel We have considered the pileated woodpecker a bird of good fortune since we saw one just outside our apartment on moving day four years ago. Such a massive, beautiful creature, we were compelled to watch, even

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A Picture’s Worth a Thousand Birds: Wildlife Photography Highlight of Year

December 8, 2020 Examiner Webmaster 1731 Views For The Birds 2 min read

By Brian Kluepfel This was the year that really flipped us the bird, but 2020 is nearly over. A deadly virus combined with incalculable human hubris and selfishness has brought us to a frightening point, and I’m frankly glad

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Symbols are What You Make of Them: On Eagle’s Wings

November 10, 2020 Examiner Webmaster 1140 Views 3 min read

By Brian Kluepfel Much has been and will be written about the 2020 elections, but from the narrow point of view of birders, Joe Biden’s victory is a win against an administration that tried to amend, among other laws,

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Turn the Page: A Salute to the Fall Migration

October 13, 2020 Examiner Webmaster 458 Views 3 min read

By Brian Kluepfel Many people see autumn as a dark time – the days shorten as we prepare to face certain winter ahead, full of snow and freezing temperatures. I prefer to view it as an exciting time – my

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On the Move: Catch the Hawks and Songbirds Heading South

September 8, 2020September 8, 2020 Examiner Webmaster 928 Views 3 min read

By Brian Kluepfel In my opinion autumn is the most beautiful season. Not for me, the icy winter winds nor the summer’s oppressive heat and humidity. Not even spring’s allergy-inducing flowers! Give me the slow, resplendent dying of a New

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Douglas Adams’ Kakapo and Rudolfo Anaya’s Owl

August 11, 2020August 12, 2020 Examiner Webmaster 682 Views 3 min read

By Brian Kluepfel Since there’s plenty of time to read these days, I came across two interesting bird-themed books last week. Douglas Adams is best known for his “Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy” series. They sold millions and earned him fame.

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What’s in a Name? Birding’s Own Confederate Shadow

July 14, 2020July 14, 2020 Examiner Webmaster 318 Views 4 min read

By Brian Kluepfel The May confrontation in Central Park between a white woman walking a dog off-leash and a Black birder asking her not to threw into sharp contrast many divisions in our republic. And it just went to show

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