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Where I Went Birding that Third Weekend of September 2020

10,000 Birds

While not my quite my first sighting of an Olive-sided Flycatcher for 2020, this difficult species is always a welcome find as it makes it way through Mexico to reach Central and South America. Sometimes it is a flower (of which there were oodles), a reptile (lizards, and a small snake), or an insect. Brown-backed Solitaire.

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Wild Sri Lanka

10,000 Birds

Birds, butterflies, flowers, reptiles – you name it, Gehan has covered it. Further chapters detail wildlife watching opportunities for primates, birds, reptiles, turtles, butterflies and dragonflies; a description of the parks and reserves by habitat type; and a wildlife watching calendar to help plan a trip. Product details.

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Peterson Field Guide to North American Bird Nests: A Field Guide Review

10,000 Birds

Martell (2020). They have clearly work long and hard on this book, and the lengthy Acknowledgments contain long lists of people who helped in the field and in the research and writing. Happy Holidays, productive Christmas Bird Counts, and Happy New Year to All! Poulin, R. Millsap, and M. Burrowing Owl ( Athene cunicularia ), version 1.0.

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