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San Antonio Audubon Society: Columns and Articles from other sources:
SPECIAL: Mike Scully's Species Articles -- the lead-off piece in each issue of the newsletter.
John James Park -- Brad Wier's full-featured description of one of his favorite birding spots in NE San Antonio
Species Profile: Eastern Screech-Owl (Or: All you wanted to know about our screech-owls but were afraid to ask) by Jack Eitniear
Dowitcher Dilemmas -- tips for identifying Short-billed and Long-billed Dowitchers
On the Diversity of Avifauna in Bexar County, Texas -- an essay by Steve Hawkins
Birding Castroville -- a town to the southwest of San Antonio with great birding spots (and more!)
Birding North-East Bexar County: The Back Roads
Catharus Thrushes -- finding them in Bexar County
Remininces of Adele Harding from the 1950's and 1960's
Big Day Birding -- suggestions for a big day in Bexar County
Swamp Sparrow -- find and identify it in Bexar County
Spring Birding at the San Antonio Botanical Gardens and Annual Summary, 2001
Ten Life Birds -- a spring trip to AZ, CA, and CO
The Trans Pecos -- a trip to west Texas
Soft-Part Coloration -- an explanation of this breeding bird phenonema
How Many Birds are in Your Yard? -- Cardinals and Hummingbird numbers may surprise you
The Wrens of Bexar County -- How many species of wren can you find in Bexar County on a single day?
Christmas Gifts for Birders -- 2005 (with links to previous years)
The Medina River -- birding access and great descriptions
Virtual Nature Center website -- new central location for San Antonio environmental concerns
Shorebird ID Class outline by Mike Hannisian
Sightings, Reports and Records -- the SAAS Bird Records Committee reorganized in 2005; here's how and why to report your sightings.
 
 
 
Dr. Scott Shalaway's Wildlife columns in the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette include Nuthatch, Squirrels and Dogs, Nest Boxes, and Sapsuckers. Search the site using his name for more of his articles.
Phyllis Yochem's weekly Birdwatching column in The Caller-Times (Corpus Christi)
Ben Burtt's bi-weekly column "Keeping Up with the Birds" from the Stars Magazine of the Post Standard in Syracuse, NY
100 Feeders, a rundown on bird feeders of all kinds from the August 2003 issue of Birder's World magazine
The winners of National Wildlife magazine's 35th Annual Photography Contest are fabulous, of course. View them here.
Just one of many great pages at the Cornell Lab of Ornithology site, check out Project FeederWatch's "About Birds & Bird Feeding"
Yahoo Groups include almost 500 e-lists under the topic of birding. From digiscoping to 'hummingbirdmaniacs', there's something for everyone.
Bird Photography Tips from the Ontario Birding site -- everything you want to know about snapping birds
Ro Wauer's Naturally…South Texas column in The Victoria Advocate newspaper
"Ducks at a Distance: A Waterfowl Identification Guide" by Bob Hines, USFWS; to help you recognize birds on the wing - it emphasizes their fall and winter plumage patterns as well as size, shape, and flight characteristics.
"Ten Most Wanted" by Cynthia Berger for National Wildlife, Jun/Jul 2005; Which species do top U.S. birders most want to see?
Nest Tips for Martin Landlords - from the Purple Martin Conservation Association; mini field guide to nests of other birds who might build in your Purple Martin housing. (PDF file, 216 K)
 

Via the University of New Mexico's SORA [Searchable Ornithological Research Archive] Thanks to Steve Hawkins for the link.

 

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Species Articles by Mike Scully:

 
"Coopers and Sharpies" Gnatcatchers
Wilson's Warblers Shovelers
Upland Sandpipers Cowbirds
Shrikes Dowitchers
Our Myiarchus Flycatchers Kites
Kingbirds Passerina Buntings
Swainson's Hawk #28955 Swifts
Swallows and Martins The Crested Caracara
Red-tailed Hawks American White Pelicans
Cuckoos Waxwings
American Woodcocks Nest Cams
Kinglets Blackburnian Warblers
   

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