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Urban Ornithology: 150 Years of Birds in New York City–A Book Review

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Everyone is looking back on their best birds of 2019, so I thought it would be a good idea to look at a book that looks back a little further: Urban Ornithology: 150 Years of Birds in New York City , by P. Natural areas include Pelham Bay Park, Van Cortlandt Park, Woodlawn Cemetery, New York Botanical Garden, and the Bronx Zoo.

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Where Are You Birding This First Weekend of June 2013?

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Corey, on the other hand, will spend the weekend reveling in resident breeders all across New York State. Let me know if you’re catching any last vestiges of spring migration in your neck of the woods… Since migration is allegedly over, I’m going on strike until autumn. How about you?

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Spring Has Sprung – Where Are the Migrants?

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We New York birders should be awash in migrating wood-warblers, flycatchers, vireos, tanagers, and a host of other birds right now. Instead, the spring migration of 2013 has been largely a bust. Brant stay in New York until May because they like daffodils. It is 6 May. That is just not right at all.

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A Strategic Arms Race Among Birds

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This map shows the association in space: On considering the possible relationships between these strategies, the authors then develop the following three hypotheses: (i) Brood parasites might selectively target cooperative breeders to maximize the care of their offspring. (ii) Science (New York, N.Y.), Feeney, W. Somveille, M.,

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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. US-NY-New York-Kingsbrook Jewish Medical Center – 40.6603x-73.9325. Finca Hamadryas. 09 Jan 2016. Cape May Warbler – Setophaga tigrina.

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