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Birds and Us: A 12,000 Year History from Cave Art to Conservation–A Book Review

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2008 and this video recommended by the Ted Talk people: The Early Birdwatchers ), or the social behavior of Common Guillemots (what we North Americans call Common Murres) ( Bird Sense: What it Is Like to Be a Bird , 2012).

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How to Know the Birds: The Art and Adventure of Birding – A Book Review

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Finches, for example, are “especially prone to nomadism,” and Falcons, as many experienced birders know, are more closely related to parrots and songbirds than to hawks and eagles. The sections are also labeled according to the months of the year, the idea being that the book will take us through a year of birding.

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Combined Beats’ List – September

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Barred Forest-Falcon – Micrastur ruficollis. Collared Forest-Falcon – Micrastur semitorquatus. Laughing Falcon – Herpetotheres cachinnans. Brown Falcon – Falco berigora. Black Falcon – Falco subniger. Bat Falcon – Falco rufigularis. Lanner Falcon – Falco biarmicus.

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Combined Beats’ List – August

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Barred Forest-Falcon – Micrastur ruficollis. Collared Forest-Falcon – Micrastur semitorquatus. Laughing Falcon – Herpetotheres cachinnans. Brown Falcon – Falco berigora. Black Falcon – Falco subniger. Bat Falcon – Falco rufigularis. Punta Morales–Cocorocas salinas.

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