Jul
20
Many birders in Europe don’t view summer as the most exciting season for watching birds. It’s nice enough in June when all the birds are singing and sporting breeding plumage, but after they have reared their young, most species tend to quiet down and become much more unobtrusive. Combine that with a general lack of …
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Jul
19
Birding slows down a bit in summer as most species go into post-breeding mode. They sing less often and it’s almost as if they are taking a break before fall migration. The diminished bird activity and warm, pleasant weather makes summer the perfect time to do more gardening. Even if you aren’t seeing as many …
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Jul
18
Although summer isn’t the best time of the year for rare bird species to suddenly appear, it does happen. Warblers and other migrant passerines usually turn up during migration after losing their way when flying several thousand miles between temperate and tropical habitats, but the occasional songbird also shows up in the middle of summer. …
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