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Better Birding: A Book Review (& a New Year’s goal)

10,000 Birds

And so, I turn to Better Birding: Tips, Tools & Concepts for the Field , the new book by George L. It is an intriguing choice of species. These are extremely detailed, covering distribution, behavior, and plumage by age and gender (when relevant) and comparisons with other species in and external to the group.

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Licking Clay: the Macaws of Tambopata, Peru

10,000 Birds

The field site I am assigned to is located in one of the most diverse ecosystems in the world and home to a particularly rich avifauna that numbers well over 500 species. Hundreds of riotously colored birds representing 14 species of macaws and parrots flock and frolic together in less than fifty meters of forest canopy.

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Collaborative List – November 2019

10,000 Birds

Whatever it was, Corey was found at his keyboard 2 hours later, covered in blood and snot and sporting a cut lip, having announced that he and Mike would rescue the failing list by taking personal responsibility for adding 300 species. White-tipped Dove – Leptotila verreauxi. Mark Hatfield Marine Science Center and Estuary Trail.

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Collaborative List – February 2018

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They found 673 species and advanced the yearly total to 1019. Mark Hatfield Marine Science Center and Estuary Trail. Mark Hatfield Marine Science Center and Estuary Trail. Breezy Point Tip. Mark Hatfield Marine Science Center and Estuary Trail. Cattle Egret – Bubulcus ibis. 07 Jan 2018. 06 Jan 2018.

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Collaborative List – August 2017

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They submitted 144 checklists, noting 628 species adding 72 to the year’s running total bringing it to 1890. Breezy Point Tip. Breezy Point Tip. Breezy Point Tip. Breezy Point Tip. Breezy Point Tip. Breezy Point Tip. Breezy Point Tip. Great Tinamou – Tinamus major. 15 Jan 2017.

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Collaborative List – March 2018

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During March, 11 beats shared 122 checklists to accumulate 680 species from 8 countries; USA, Costa Rica, Serbia, India, Australia, New Zealand, UK and Japan. White-tipped Sicklebill – Eutoxeres aquila. Breezy Point Tip. Breezy Point Tip. Breezy Point Tip. Breezy Point Tip. Breezy Point Tip.

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Collaborative List – April 2018

10,000 Birds

Their 185 checklists contained 951 species during April! Mark Hatfield Marine Science Center and Estuary Trail. Mark Hatfield Marine Science Center and Estuary Trail. Breezy Point Tip. Mark Hatfield Marine Science Center and Estuary Trail. Cattle Egret – Bubulcus ibis. 01 Jan 2018. 07 Jan 2018.

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