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Birding the Wolongshan area in June 2023

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Meaning: we did real science, Martens did not. ” Meaning: we did real science, Martens did not. ” Meaning: Martens did not do his homework and does not do real science. . ” Meaning: Martens did not do his homework and does not do real science. In contrast, the paper by Martens et al.

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Birding Tengchong, Yunnan, China in 2017

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Fortunately, in science, there is often a way to turn a defeat into a victory – in this case via the author just coming up with a new hypothesis, “if black eagles use the frequency or intensity of mobbing as a clue to locate nests, a lack of seasonal difference in mobbing behavior by drongos may be an evolutionary adaptive strategy.”

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For the Love of Trogons

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In fact, the best known member of the family, Central America’s aptly-named Resplendent Quetzal , looks less like Michoacán’s trogons than, say, Africa’s Narina Trogon , or the Red-naped Trogon of Indonesia. Honesty requires that I confess to having seen none of these species. Wikipedia has been used.).

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Savanna Nightjars prove that growing old is a process of becoming increasingly disillusioned

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I know for a fact that science is correct in stating that they don’t suck the milk of goats. Then again, science is definitely wrong in stating that goatsuckers have legs. Birds Indonesia nightjars' Well, because I have seen many a goat’s udder, and not once did I notice a nightjar attached to it.

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Songbird-parrot link strengthened in new study, with implications for vocal learning

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The post stimulated some great discussions but not really any additional commentary on the science behind these proposed relationships. Zebra Finch ( Taeniopygia guttata ), one of the study subjects, in Indonesia © David J. Not everyone entirely agrees with this assessment, but more on that in a moment. Ringer Suh et al.

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Birding Shanghai in November 2022

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Weirdly, this bird is also described as a common pest in Indonesia, responsible for substantial losses of rice. But then, maybe not – it seems to be the nature of science that the more you know, the more you want to know. On the other hand, in the West, mice, and rats are also kept as pets, maybe with the same logic.

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Best Bird of the Year for 2015

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During my previous five trips to Indonesia, I only heard but never caught a glimpse of three species. At least she contributed to science… My Best Bird of the Year was a Snowy Plover , which I first spotted along the Florida Panhandle. I love participating in citizen science! Which one to choose for my bird of the year ?

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