This Week in Birding
Bob Dolgan, Emily, Bill Davison, Isoo O'Brien, Kelly BallEverything you need to know about birds.
| Platform |  | Pricing | Freemium | Publishes | Weekly |
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Flyway City and Chicago’s Living Habitat are on view within a short walk of Michigan Avenue.
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It’s August in the wilds of the Upper Midwest. It’s humid, there’s just been another rain, and I’m sitting in a slightly sticky campground. A little bit of fog hangs on the hills. The music on the radio is classic rock—and not the good stuf...
Robert of Lincoln, aka Bob-o-Link
A great many species have been personified with human names through the years, particularly in the British Isles. For every Jenny Wren, there’s a Jack or Jill Snipe. Then there’s Mag (or Maggie) Pie, Philip Sparrow, Willie Wagtail, and Jenn...
The day without bird song
One thing you can count on in Chicago summertime is the lake breeze. Lake Michigan and its 300-mile expanse act as a sort of natural air conditioner when the wind is blowing just right. It doesn’t happen every day, but when it does the lake...
The sweet, plaintive song of the “pe-weet”
Eastern Wood-Pewees breed in nearly any type of wooded habitat in the eastern United States and southeastern Canada.
“There is a bird that has built her nest every spring, in the tall tree over the grave. It is a little pe-weet. They are...
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I make documentaries about birds and write a weekly Substack. Based in Chicago.
Emily is a nature, sustainability, and climate change writer.
I’m a writer, wildlife photographer, biologist, farmer, and agroforester, on a joyful journey to share my love of nature with others.
Isoo O'Brien is an Evanston native and student at Kenyon College. An avid birder since age 9, Isoo leads field trips for local organizations and currently holds Cook County's big year record at 288 species.
An Ohio native, Kelly Ball is a freelance writer based in Cape May, NJ.
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