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Rancho Naturalista Lodge, Costa Rica, or in the Land of Coffee and Chocolate

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Black-bellied Whistling-Ducks , Muscovy Ducks and Blue-winged Teals were around us, together with Green , Great and Little Blue Herons , Cattle and Great White Egrets , Black-crowned and Yellow-crowned Night-Herons , plus one locally rare Pinnated Bittern in the floating vegetation, as well as several dozen Neotropical Cormorants.

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Persistence Pays Off For Burrowing Owls

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As I opined in my post back in 2010 (and continue to preach) the Western Burrowing Owl needs a conservation plan. This property is located in northern Butte County which is nearing the (dwindling) northern most historic range for this species in California. Journal of Raptor Research 27:175-179., www.youtube.com/watch?v=TG4HxJ0pIp0.

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The Domestic Turkey and the First Thanksgiving

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The very first thing we notice about this large member of the Galliformes is that there is a wild version and a domestic version, and although the two are rather different, they are both given the same species name, Meleagris gallopavo. This is not entirely unknown among domestic animals, but many domesticates have no living wild version.

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Collaborative list – December 2018

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In reverse order, the medals were awarded for “most species seen in a country”, to Australia with 420, USA got the silver, scoring 556 while the runaway winner was Costa Rica with 646 species. Hopland Research and Extension Center (restricted access). Cattle Egret – Bubulcus ibis. 01 Jan 2018.

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Collaborative List – October 2018

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During October, 7 countries (Costa Rica, Australia, USA, India, Hong Kong, UK, Serbia) were birded by 11 beats who shared 135 checklists and noted 697 species. Cattle Tyrant – Machetornis rixosa. Hopland Research and Extension Center (restricted access). Hopland Research and Extension Center (restricted access).

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Collaborative list – September 2018

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They noted 598 species as a team, bringing the year total to 2118 and pushing the life list to 3555. Cattle Tyrant – Machetornis rixosa. Hopland Research and Extension Center (restricted access). Hopland Research and Extension Center (restricted access). Hopland Research and Extension Center (restricted access).

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Collaborative List – November 2018

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8 beats shared 126 checklists accounting for 704 species. Hopland Research and Extension Center (restricted access). Cattle Egret – Bubulcus ibis. Cattle Tyrant – Machetornis rixosa. Hopland Research and Extension Center (restricted access). Hopland Research and Extension Center (restricted access).

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