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MARCH 14, 2011

For my new book, due out in 2012 from Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, I’ve been researching sandhill crane hunting. A Great Backyard Bird Count Miracle Best Bird of the Weekend (Last of January 2011) What is the International Bird Rescue Research Center Anyway? From July 1 2008-June 30 2009 Ducks Unlimited raised 200.4

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2011 Kentucky Tennessee Hunting 241

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SEPTEMBER 3, 2013

It is both discouraging and exciting to read that little is known about waterbird migration along the Mississippi River. This makes researching a species much more time consuming than it should be. They were part of the team that broke the ABA Big Day record in 2008 with 260 species.

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Ducks Groups Species North America 227

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DECEMBER 5, 2017

The Sibley Guide to Birds, 2nd edition (2014) covers 923 species; The Stokes Field Guide to the Birds of North America (2010) 816; Peterson Field Guide to Birds of North America (2008) 544; Smithsonian Field Guide to the Birds of North America (2008) 528; and the Kaufman Field Guide to Birds of North America (2005) covers 392 species.

North America 179

North America America 2017 Birds 179

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NOVEMBER 3, 2018

Mississippi Kite – Ictinia mississippiensis. Hopland Research and Extension Center (restricted access). Hopland Research and Extension Center (restricted access). Hopland Research and Extension Center (restricted access). White-winged Chough – Corcorax melanorhamphos. Melbourne hike #1. 24 Apr 2018.

2018 113

2018 Australia Woodpeckers Los Angeles 113

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OCTOBER 6, 2018

Mississippi Kite – Ictinia mississippiensis. Hopland Research and Extension Center (restricted access). Hopland Research and Extension Center (restricted access). Hopland Research and Extension Center (restricted access). White-winged Chough – Corcorax melanorhamphos. Melbourne hike #1. 24 Apr 2018.

2018 113

2018 Australia Woodpeckers Los Angeles 113

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AUGUST 4, 2018

Mississippi Kite – Ictinia mississippiensis. Hopland Research and Extension Center (restricted access). Hopland Research and Extension Center (restricted access). Hopland Research and Extension Center (restricted access). White-winged Chough – Corcorax melanorhamphos. Melbourne hike #1. 24 Apr 2018.

2018 101

2018 Australia Woodpeckers Los Angeles 101

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JANUARY 5, 2019

Hopland Research and Extension Center (restricted access). Mississippi Kite – Ictinia mississippiensis. Hopland Research and Extension Center (restricted access). Hopland Research and Extension Center (restricted access). Ridgway’s Rail – Rallus obsoletus. El Centenario Tidal Flats. 01 Jan 2018.

2018 113

2018 Australia Woodpeckers Sparrows 113