Bird News from Matt Poll, Jason Loghry, and Subhojit Chakladar Seosan © Matt Poll Eurasian Bittern Botaurus stellaris © Matt Poll Long-billed Dowitcher Limnodromus scolopaceus © Subhojit Chakladar Long-billed Dowitcher Limnodromus scolopaceus © Matt Poll Snow Goose Chen caerulescens © Subhojit Chakladar Lesser White-fronted Goose … read more
Bird News from Matt Poll On the chilly morning of October 30th, countable Hooded Cranes numbered about 250, with 14 Eurasian Spoonbills nearby. Yellow-Throated Buntings have arrived at the bay, with a half-dozen active individuals being the first I’ve noted … read more
Bird News from Matt Poll The three Amur Falcons that had been fixtures on the power lines near Suncheon Bay for a week were joined by a fourth on October 15th, but the best bird of the day by … read more
Bird News from Matt Poll It has been an exciting couple of weeks at Suncheon Bay, with a trickle of rarely-seen migrants and seasonal turnover keeping me on my toes. With winds regularly blowing down from the Bohai Bay, that … read more
Bird News from Matt Poll It has been incredible to observe the gradual seasonal changes occurring at Suncheon Bay, a stunning and peaceful place at dawn. Unfortunately, at other times it is not so peaceful, with a wide range of … read more
Bird News from Matt Poll It has been a hot and humid summer in Suncheon, but by no means has it been slow on the bird front. It seemed like three of the four pairs of nesting Chestnut-cheeked Starlings had … read more
Bird News from Matt Poll with Heloise Stankard A return trip to Goheung once more yielded some very interesting birds. Goheung is rich in a variety of habitats, ranging from mixed mountain forests, tidal mudflats, small sandy beaches, vast tracts … read more
Jason Loghry, Birds Korea This week a link to the StarTribune news article, “Bird flu continues to hit Minnesota“, was shared on the Facebook group page Avian Influenza aka “Bird Flu”. Here is some of the news from … read more
Bird News from Matt Poll It feels like summer in Suncheon, with noisy Oriental Reed Warblers in every patch of reeds, Black-naped Orioles calling and nesting, and Oriental Dollarbirds chasing Chinese Sparrowhawks through the hot and muggy hills. On … read more
Bird News from Matt Poll with Heloise Stankard Islands south of Yeosu boast some quiet, relatively untouristy (yet) towns and excellent mountain habitat – much of it being inaccessible to foot traffic. While there was a popular hiking trail filled … read more