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The DBC Board is pleased to present Mini-Tutorials on the DBC YouTube Channel. This week Denis Kania presents a Mini-tutorial comparing two of our blue birds that are not Bluebirds. Indigo Buntings are the more expected bird, but we need to keep our eyes out for its cousin, the Blue Grosbeak, which has become a resident breeding species over the past decade. As meetings and field trips have been altered for the short term due to the Covid-19 the Board offers a way to connect with you and enrich your birding experience. Several Mini-tutorials are live and focus on: Fall […]

The DBC Board is pleased to present Mini-Tutorials on the DBC YouTube Channel. This week Denis Kania presents a Mini-tutorial that will help solve some fall warbler identification problems. Using bird topography lessons from previous videos, learn to distinguish between our migrating warblers by noting their subtle differences. Warblers discussed include the Magnolia, Yellow, Cape May, Yellow-rumped, Black-throated Blue, Blackburnian, Black-throated Green, and the Northern Parula. As meetings and field trips have been altered for the short term due to the Covid-19 the Board offers a way to connect with you and enrich your birding experience. Several Mini-tutorials are live […]

The DBC Board is pleased to present Mini-Tutorials on the DBC YouTube Channel. This week Denis Kania presents the Mini-tutorial comparing four fall warblers with olive/green backs and two wingbars: the Bay-breasted, Blackpoll, Pine, and Chestnut-sided. The first two are especially tricky, and in the field are often referred to as “Baypolls.” Learn to tell them apart! As meetings and field trips have been altered for the short term due to the Covid-19 the Board offers a way to connect with you and enrich your birding experience. Several Mini-tutorials are live and focus on: Fall Warblers; the updated checklist of […]