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Bird of the Week

Ben Tonelli

Weekly bird facts for the bird-people of the world

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Bird of the Week 10/12 - 10/16

This week’s bird is the: Eurasian Tree Sparrow

Photo cred: Ayuwat Jearwattanakanok

  1. 1958 was a bad year for the Eurasian Tree Sparrow. For some reason, this bird caught the attention of the Chinese government as a major source of agri...
3 days ago
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Bird of the Week 10/5 - 10/9

This week’s bird is the: Dark-eyed Junco

The noble Snowbird. Photo cred: Rowan Keunan. This bird is an updated rerun from 2025.

  1. Another name for this bird is “Snowbird” which I really think is a better name.

  2. Depending on who y...

10 days ago
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Bird of the Week 9/28 - 10/2

This week’s bird is inspired by the new “Golden Dodo” award on Find-a-Flock. If you aren’t addicted already, check out this daily bird geography guessing game at: find-a-flock.com

This week’s bird is the: Dodo

Photo cred

  1. The much ma...
17 days ago
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Bird of the Week 9/21 - 9/25

This week’s bird is the: Surfbird

Photo cred: Grigory Heaton

  1. The Surfbird is a shorebird that lives across the Pacific Coast of the Americas, occurring in virtually every rocky intertidal zone from Alaska down to southern Chile....
24 days ago
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Bird of the Week 9/14-9/18

This week’s bird is the: Northern Nutcracker

This bird is an updated rerun from 2023. Photo cred: Anonymous

  1. This bird loves pine nuts. Yes, the same type of pine nuts you pay $40 a pound for at Whole Foods.

  2. These birds are enth...

a month ago
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    PhD Ecologist at Clemson, researching migratory birds and the diseases they carry around.

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