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BIRDING IN A HART BEAT: A Collection of columns and photographs by Hart Rufe

A compilation of columns by experienced birder Hart Rufe for the St. Lucie Audubon Society from 2012 through July 1, 2015. Hart’s plain talk style makes this good reading for new and veteran birders. His love for creatures he follows shines through.

A table of contents at beginning and a photograph index in the rear will help reader find favorite columns. The pdf download is free. A hardcover version is also available at cost.

HARD COVER BOOK

HART BEAT BLOG, September 2018-December 2020

(Click above for blog posts of the following columns)

• Snail Invasion, 12/1/20

• Florida Owls, 11/1/20

• Lesser Black-backed Gulls, 10/1/20

• Epic Battle (Great Blue Heron vs. snake), 9/1/20

• Baby Birds 2.0, 7/31/20

• Brush Pile Birds, 7/1/20

• Virtual Birding, 6/1/20

• Bald Eagles, 5/1/20

• Double Island (Merritt Island) 4/1/20

• Florida’s Wintering Warblers, 3/1/20

• The Gray Ghost: Northern Harrier, 2/2/20

• Nature’s Clean-up Crew, 1/1/20

• The White Ibis, 11/28/19

• Searching for Sunny, 10/27/19

• Migration, 10/1/19

• Curiosity, 9/1/19

• No Baby Loons 7/1/19

• Least Bitterns,6/1/19

• Magnificent Frigatebirds, 5/1/19

• Barbed Wire Birds, 4/1/19

• Joe Overstreet Road, 3/1/19

• Christmas Birds in St. Lucie, 2/1/19

• Norther Gannets & Birder Folly, 1/1/19

• Reddish, 12/1/18

• Yellowthroats, 11/1/18

• American Avocets, 10/01/18

OTHER PAST HART BEATS (pdf only, no links)

2018 Hart Beats

• The Other Blue Birds (8/1/18)

• Searching for the "Red Cockade" (7/1/18)

• They're Not Thrushes (6/2/18)

• A Bird in Hand 2.0 (5/1/18)

• They're Not Kites! (4/1/18)

• Eagles (3/1/18)

• Failed Experiment (2/1/18)

• Blizzard! (1/1/18)

2017 Hart Beats

• Big Bills (12/2/17)

• Birds and Hurricanes (11/1/17)

• Have an Itch? (9/1/17)

• One Fine Week (8/1/17)

• The Early Bird Gets the Worm (7/1/17)

• Gone Fishin' (6/1/17)

• Mallard Confusion (5/1/2017)

• Crossword Puzzle Bird (4/1/2017)

• Looking for Love (3/1/2017)

• The Smallest Detail (2/1/2017)

• An Unsuccessful Trip? (1/1/17)

2016 Hart Beats

• Changing Names (1/1/2016)

• Modern Day Dinosaurs (2/1/2016)

• Stealthy Birds (3/1/2016)

• Avian Escargot (4/1/2016)

• Unusual Doves (5/1/2016)

• Exotics You May See (6/15/2016)

• Breaking the Rules, Again (7/15/2016)

• Default Hawks (8/15/2016)

• Graduation Birds (10/01/2016)

• They’re Not Bats (11/01/2016)

• A “Different” Bird ((12/1/2016)

2015 Hart Beats (after book)

Florida’s Winter Flycatchers (1/1/2015)

In a Different Light (2/1/2015)

Birds in Flight (3/1/2015)

Florida’s Plovers (4/1/2015)

Fabulous! American Flamingos in Florida (5/1/2015)

The (Florida) Keys to Birds (6/1/2015)

Red-eyed — White-eyed (8/1/2015)

Crowded Skies (9/1/2015)

Lookalike Birds (10/1/2015)

No Respect (11/1/2015)

No Code (12/1/2015)

Referenced Hart Beats

• Red by Any Other Name (3/6/12)