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Guide to the Birds of China

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To say that an update of John MacKinnon’s “A Field Guide to the Birds of China” (2000) has been highly anticipated by birders interested in Chinese birds is almost an understatement. In fact, many of the illustrations seem to have been taken from the 2000 edition without substantial changes.

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W. V. Quine (1908-2000) on Altruism

Animal Ethics

There remains the awkward matter of a conflict of ultimate values within the individual. It could have to do with the choice of a career, or mate, or vacation spot. The predicament in such a non-moral case will concern only the individual and a few associates.

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A few hours of birding on Mauritius Island

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conservation success, with the free-living population in Mauritius rising from 77 individuals in1994 to more than 300 individuals since 2000. The species is a good example of a peristeronic (!) Things look better now, with 400 individuals in 400, but the species is still listed as Endangered.

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A few more Pied Oystercatchers start to breed

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We know Pied Oystercatchers have used the area since 2000 and most likely for many years before that. The pair of Pied Oystercatchers that nest about 2 kilometres south of the Surf Club have a particular rocky outcrop that they like to nest on. The rocky outcrop changes slightly each year as the sand moves around with the wind.

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It’s a boy! Baby bottlenosed dolphin born!

4 The Love Of Animals

This is Kendall’s fourth birth and the 26th dolphin born at Discovery Cove since the park opened in 2000. He is nursing and bonding with his mom, Kendall, both a good indication that the calf is doing well.

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GUYANA–Simply Delicious Birding!

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Guyana is probably most famous in birding circles for the unlikely discovery of a population of critically endangered Red Siskins in early 2000. In the year 2000, the world held their breath as ornithologists from the Smithsonian and the University of Kansas led an expedition into the southern Rupununi region.

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What’s Going On

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At the same time, I found myself surrounded by an equally numerous group of Happy Wrens only a short distance downhill, in spite of that tropical species supposedly topping out at 2000 m (6550 ft). This is not the first time el Temascal has surprised me with its combination of high and low species.

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