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Feather Trails: A Journey of Discovery Among Endangered Birds–A Book Review

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She also joyfully relates seeing through her scope “the first wild-hatched condor nestling in recorded Arizona history” (p. Well-researched and footnoted, these sections never feel disconnected from the more personal sections. Endangered. Extinction. Conservation. Because with the heartaches there are also rewards.

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The Traveling Birder

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” Southern Arizona , including visits to Ramsey Canyon Preserve and Patagonia-Sonoita Creek Preserve. Lifers included Painted Redstart, Sulphur-bellied Flycatcher, Arizona Woodpecker, and Rivoli’s, Violet-crowned, Lucifer, and Broad-billed hummingbird. It truly is the “Warbler Capital of the World.”

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Peterson Reference Guide to Sparrows of North America: A Review by a Sparrow Fan

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In some species accounts, notably Song Sparrow, this text reads as a carefully researched, finely detailed ornithological/historical essay. Rick has also written the ABA Field Guide to Birds of Arizona and the ABA Field Guide to Birds of New Jersey and is a past beat writer for 10,000 Birds.

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Second Atlas of Breeding Birds in Pennsylvania: A Review by an Atlas Novice

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For birders, it’s the extremely large book, shelved in a place where it can’t crush the field guides, used to research the history of a bird in their area. A stunning painting of Red-faced Warblers, by artist and field ornithologist Narca Moore-Craig, shout out from the cover of the Arizona Breeding Bird Atlas (Univ.

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Collaborative List – August 2017

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Eastern Egg Rock. Eastern Egg Rock. Eastern Egg Rock. Forestry Research Institute of Malaysia. Forestry Research Institute of Malaysia. Forestry Research Institute of Malaysia. Gulf of Nicoya (Puntarenas/Paquera ferry). 28 Jun 2017. Common Murre – Uria aalge. 28 May 2017. Razorbill – Alca torda.

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Collaborative list – December 2018

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Jamaica Bay, Big Egg Marsh. Mexican Whip-poor-will – Antrostomus arizonae. Hopland Research and Extension Center (restricted access). Jamaica Bay, Big Egg Marsh. Arizona Woodpecker – Dryobates arizonae. Hopland Research and Extension Center (restricted access). 13 Jan 2018. 01 Jan 2018.

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Collaborative List – November 2018

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Jamaica Bay, Big Egg Marsh. Mexican Whip-poor-will – Antrostomus arizonae. Hopland Research and Extension Center (restricted access). Jamaica Bay, Big Egg Marsh. Arizona Woodpecker – Dryobates arizonae. Hopland Research and Extension Center (restricted access). 13 Jan 2018. 01 Jan 2018.

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