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Best Bird of the Year 2014

10,000 Birds

2014 has been a good year for us at 10,000 Birds. Larry starts us off right with an owl that makes birders drool: I was able to see and photograph many great birds in 2014 but my Best Bird of the Year would have to be the Great Gray Owl , the largest Strix in North America. That’s Redgannet’s BBOTY at the top of the post.

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Birds of Bolivia: Field Guideā€“A Book Review

10,000 Birds

Like a shy stepchild, it’s always eclipsed by the wonders of Brazil, Ecuador, Colombia, etc. The guide covers 1,433 species, the number of birds documented at the end of 2014, the cutoff point for the book. Plate 97: Andean and partly Andean antshrikes, illustrated by Oscar Tintaya. Clearly, this is an under-birded country. .

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