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Flogging A New Patch

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In my last place of residence (Oakland,CA), I thought I found a place that would make an excellent patch, but I just was not able to get excited about the mediocre birding there despite it’s proximity to my house. Even the gulling was poor. After this, patch birding will never be the same. It is known.

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Birding Morelia

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One of the advantages of Morelia as a birding/tourist destination is that we receive direct flights from Houston on United, Dallas/Fort Worth on American, and Los Angeles, Oakland, San Jose (California), and Chicago/Midway on the Mexican carrier Volaris. And that call you hear everywhere, but usually can’t locate?

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Birding California: A Regional Primer

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One or two Tufted Ducks show up at Lake Merritt in Oakland every year, with this drake in particular often lending itself for soul-satisfying views. Lake Merritt, Oakland, CA. The bay also hosts an impressive abundance of waterfowl in the winter. The Bay Area. We have a little bit of everything here.

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Collaborative list – January 2020

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House Sparrow – Passer domesticus. Eurasian Tree Sparrow – Passer montanus. Stripe-headed Sparrow – Peucaea ruficauda. Black-chested Sparrow – Peucaea humeralis. Grasshopper Sparrow – Ammodramus savannarum. Olive Sparrow – Arremonops rufivirgatus. Kohka Village.

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Collaborative list – February 2020

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Alley Pond Park–Oakland Lake. House Sparrow – Passer domesticus. Eurasian Tree Sparrow – Passer montanus. Stripe-headed Sparrow – Peucaea ruficauda. Cassin’s Sparrow – Peucaea cassinii. Grasshopper Sparrow – Ammodramus savannarum. Max A Mandel Golf Course.

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Where Are You Birding This Third Weekend of March 2011?

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On Sunday I’ll have a big day and try to bird all of Alley Pond Park (Queens, NYC), from APEC to Oakland Lake, the Oaks section, the kettle ponds and end at the walking trails in the southwest section of the park. Joseph Mar 18th, 2011 at 4:39 pm I’ll be birding Floyd Bennett Field (Brooklyn, NYC) Saturday.

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The Collaborative List 2017 – January.

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Stripe-headed Sparrow – Peucaea ruficauda. Black-striped Sparrow – Arremonops conirostris. American Tree Sparrow – Spizelloides arborea. Chipping Sparrow – Spizella passerina. Clay-colored Sparrow – Spizella pallida. Field Sparrow – Spizella pusilla. 04 Jan 2017.

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