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Bird Tweet of the Week: Common Merganser

December 16, 2013

Known in French as Grand Harle and collectively is called ‘sawbills’ given the serrated edges along the insides of their bills....

Bird Tweet of the Week: Common Loon

December 9, 2013

Known in French as Plongeon huard, the Common Loon is an icon of the Canadian wilderness, it’s likeness...

Bird Tweet of the Week: Long-Tailed Duck

December 2, 2013

Known by its former, less politically-correct name “Oldsquaw”, the Long-tailed Duck dives to the greatest depths of any...

Bird Tweet of the Week: Snow Bunting

November 25, 2013

Known collectively as a ‘drift’, snow buntings have the northernmost winter range of any passerine, or perching bird,...

Bird Tweet of the Week: Brant

November 18, 2013

Although the Brant could be considered the doppelgänger of the Canada Goose, Brant fly in a straight line...

Bird Tweet of the Week: Dunlin

November 11, 2013

Known collectively as a ‘fling’ of Dunlins, this medium-size sandpiper is a circumpolar breeder that is recognized by...

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