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

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Checklist for Belize lists 622 species in 76 families, of which 104 are rare or accidental and four introduced. Checklist lists 955 species in 86 families, with 152 rare/accidental species, three extirpated species, five introduced species, and nine endemics). For context, the IOC version 13.1

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Peterson Field Guide to Birds of North America, Second Edition: A Field Guide Review

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And, the One-page Index, a quick reference to locating major bird families, is placed in two locations–the front and the back of the book. ” ( Birding , November 2009). Then again, try explaining to a new birder why falcons come after woodpeckers and before parrots! The text pages have a lively look.

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American Birding Association Field Guide to Birds of Ontario: A Field Guide Review

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He’s one of the best photographic portraitists of birds in North America with a number of field guides on his resume, including his own Birds of Eastern North America: A Photographic Guide and Birds of Western North America: A Photographic Guide ( co-authored with Paul Sterry, PUP, 2009). by 1 by 7.5

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Into the Nest: A Book Review in the Time of Nesting

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I’m happy to say that Laura Erickson and Marie Read have written a book, Into the Nest: Intimate Views of the Courting, Parenting, and Family Lives of Familiar Birds , that is not too cute and that does not anthropomorphize. Peregrine Falcon nests. Yellow Warbler fledgling. But special. Familiar is not necessarily common.

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Raptors of Mexico and Central America: A Book Review

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The guide presents 69 species and 1 subspecies, from “NEW WORLD VULTURES: Cathartiformes” to “OSPREY: Pandioninae” to “FAMILY: Accipitridae” (Kites, Hawks, Eagles, Hawk-Eagles), to “FALONIDS: Falconidae” (Falcons, Forest-Falcons, Caracaras, Kestrels, Merlin). John Schmitt, Oxford Univ.

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Week four: We wrap up our stay in the US.

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This location is great as it is close to Jeanne’s Family, as well as a very short drive to the Billy Frank Jr. The Nisqually estuary was restored in 2009 by removing dikes and reconnecting 762 acres with the tides of Puget Sound. Despite all this red tape stuff, I am still making some time for birding. Nisqually NWR.

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Phillipps’ Field Guide to the Birds of Borneo: A Book Review

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Not a great place for a family vacation, though I think Duncan will disagree. Press), which Mike reviewed in 2009 , is the one most people will be comparing it to), by a view of birds that encompasses their habitat and ecology. Species Accounts are grouped by family, following what appears to be Sibley and Monroe’s 1996 taxonomy. (I

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