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Want to Go Bird Banding in Amazonian Peru?

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By Mike • March 7, 2011 • 5 comments Tweet Share I bet you do! Duncan Mar 7th, 2011 at 5:15 pm I can imagine being there. Mike Mar 7th, 2011 at 5:46 pm The trip (not counting airfare) might be a lot less than you think, Duncan. Want to Go Bird Banding in Amazonian Peru? That could be you!

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Licking Clay: the Macaws of Tambopata, Peru

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This is all in a day’s work and a typical morning here at the Tambopata Research Center in the Madre de Dios district of Peru where, on behalf of the conservation agency Earthwatch Institute , I have come to volunteer for two weeks for the Tambopata Macaw Project. That’s right – birds eating clay. Scarlet Macaws.

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ACTION ALERT! Tomorrow, MARCH 15, 2011, is the deadline for public.

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By Julie • March 14, 2011 • 18 comments Tweet Share ACTION ALERT! Tomorrow, MARCH 15, 2011, is the deadline for public comment on a proposal to hunt sandhill cranes in Kentucky. Initiating a hunting season on a large, charismatic species like a crane is no way to resuscitate hunting. Sandhill Crane Hunt in Kentucky?!

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A Brief Interview with Greg Miller

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I missed some very common species. Some were glaring misses since I started the year with a goal of 600 species (while working). In 1998, there were only 918 species on the ABA Checklist. Today, in 2011, there are 956 or is it 957 species? What was your biggest miss in your big year? No, really. Misses will happen.

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Combined Beats’ List – September

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All birds are equal on this list; parking lot birds or pelagic species, breeders or fly-overs, all will be accorded the same status and each shall be worth 1 credit on the list. International Birding and Research Center Eilat (IBRCE). International Birding and Research Center Eilat (IBRCE). 04 Aug 2016.

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