Nicholas Lund

About

Nicholas Lund lives and birds in southern Maine. He is the outreach and network manager for Maine Audubon and runner of The Birdist blog.

Articles by Nicholas Lund

A Field Guide to the Birds of Star Wars: The Force Awakens

December 21, 2015 — Yes, there are birds in the latest movie, and yes, I IDed them.

No, It’s Not Actually a Murder of Crows

December 01, 2015 — Okay, technically it is, but we should still abandon absurd—and antiquated—terms of venery.

Northern Harrier

October 30, 2015

Wilson's Phalarope: The Rebel

September 18, 2015

A Beginner’s Guide to IDing Cooper’s and Sharp-Shinned Hawks

September 18, 2015 — The differences are subtle, but shape and size can help in a big way.

John James Audubon: Confused, Wrong, or Neither?

September 14, 2015 — Audubon painted a bunch of birds that no one has seen since. We explore the most likely options behind the mystery birds.

The Black Skimmer

July 31, 2015

Wilson’s Storm-Petrel

July 24, 2015

The House Sparrow

July 10, 2015

The Monk Parakeet: A Jailbird Who Made Good

June 26, 2015

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