Jeffrey A. Gordon

So many birderwatchers can name, without a moment’s hesitation, the bird that turned them into a birder, their encounter with it leaving them forever changed in a kind of ornithological epiphany, or birding conversion experience. Like converts of all sorts, the vast majority of birders delight in telling their personal story–the story of their spark bird. [...]

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Greetings from Tocumen International Airport, just east of Panama City. I’m about to fly home from a great week of travel and birding. The last few days have been devoid of internet access, so I’ve got a little catching up to do here. I mentioned in the last post that there was more to the [...]

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