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Birds of Belize & Birds of Costa Rica: A Field Guide Review Doubleheader

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Appendix A lists “Rare Migrants and Vagrants,” 81 species, including birds for which there are no documented records, but which are listed in the literature or eBird. Checklist for Belize lists 622 species in 76 families, of which 104 are rare or accidental and four introduced. For context, the IOC version 13.1

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A Connecticut Yankee Goes to Washington: Senator George P. McLean, Birdman of the Senate

10,000 Birds

The Great Egret was in breeding plumage and courtship posture–bright lime green lores, head bending down and then snapping up, long, impossibly delicate plumes waving over its body as if possessed by independent spirits. He has done an enormous amount of research, carefully documented the text, and produced a bibliography 13 pages long.

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Oceanic Birds of The World: A Photo Guideā€“A Book Review

10,000 Birds

1985) and Seabirds of the World: A Photographic Guide (1987) that covers all species of birds that spend most of their lives foraging, feeding, and flying over and on oceans, and, when not at sea, breeding in remote, inaccessible places. Coverage of all families is not comprehensive. Does it follow fishing boats?

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National Geographic Field Guide to the Birds of North America, 7th Edition: A Field Guide Review

10,000 Birds

The 7th edition of the National Geographic Field Guide to the Birds of North America covers 1,023 species that reside, migrate, or have been documented as accidentals or exotics in North America. Most of the species are described in the Species Accounts, arranged taxonomically into 86 family chapters.

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Peterson Field Guide to Birds of Northern Central America: A Book Review

10,000 Birds

Appendices list all vagrant species; ā€œhypothetical speciesā€ā€”20 species reported by reliable observers but not well documented; and ā€œmore species to watch for in NCAā€ā€”20 species that should be showing up based on historical records, birds of neighboring countries and migratory patterns.

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How to Know the Birds: The Art and Adventure of Birding ā€“ A Book Review

10,000 Birds

The Checklist is more than a taxonomic listing of species and chapter number and title; it also contains useful notes on each bird family. .” The essays are arranged in thematic order grouped in six sections: “Spark Bird!” He received a B.A. in Ecology & Evolutionary Biology from Princeton University and a Ph.D.

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Peterson Reference Guide to Owls of North America and the Caribbean: A Book Review by a Lover of Parliaments

10,000 Birds

Each account contains a range map created by Weidensaul, utilizing diverse sources–breeding bird atlases, banding data, research articles. (It With so many book indexes listing species under family name, I am thankful that the decision was made NOT to list all 39 owl species under the heading “Owl.”