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SEPTEMBER 13, 2022

Then we crossed the south San Diego Trough to Thirty Mile Bank, eventually reaching a place called “The Corner,” which, as I understand it, is where San Diego and Los Angeles counties meet Mexico. Exactly how that cartographic alchemy works, I do not know. Then we headed back.

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San Diego Los Angeles Cooking North Carolina 147

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NOVEMBER 7, 2012

Black-footed Albatrosses One of Hawaii’s three species of albatross, this one isn’t likely to mistaken for much else. An adult Black-footed Albatross loafing in the evening and failing to fly to California. Laysan Albarosses Last but by no means least are the Laysan Albatrosses. To be an albatross is to move!

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Albatross Hawaii Japan New Zealand 127

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SEPTEMBER 21, 2011

The species ranges widely across the Pacific, as its scientific name suggests, from the Revillagigedo Islands off Mexico to the Japanese Bonin Islands to New South Wales in Australia. Shearwaters are not as accomplished on land as albatrosses and giant petrels, but they can walk. Pale and dark morph side-by side.

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Albatross Madagascar Mexico Breeders 174

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SEPTEMBER 8, 2023

It’s not clear how many of the plates have been touched up, redrawn or are new, and I hope we’ll learn more about the process, perhaps when the third book in the series by Howell and Dyer, a new guide to the birds of Mexico, is published.* Why are these issues? Birds of Costa Rica, artwork by Dale Dyer, p. © 2023 by Steve N.

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Costa Rica Belize El Salvador Birds 227

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DECEMBER 27, 2012

Listservs across the state suddenly lit up with posts about where and how many of these alcids were being seen, with records streaming in from such unlikely places as Dry Tortugas National Park, Key West, Fort de Soto, and as far west as Pensacola — there had been only one previous record of this species in the Gulf of Mexico before 2012.

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Florida Cuba 2012 Bahamas 227

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FEBRUARY 28, 2012

Chavarrillo, Veracruz, Mexico. This is my flock of Laysan Albatross , on Midway Atoll. .” This is often true, but many other raptors do form massive flocks during migration, like the Swainson’s and Broad-winged Hawks pictured here. Being the world’s leading ornithologist has its perks.

North Dakota 163

North Dakota LACS Oakland Falcons 163

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APRIL 3, 2018

One of the most prolific birding writers of our time, specializing in birds of Mexico, hummingbirds, gulls, seabirds, molt, rarities, but not precluding other subjects like a forthcoming guide to birds of Chile, Howell has written and co-written at least 13 books and 35 ornithological articles. Howell, this attitude is not surprising.

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Birds North America 2012 America 154

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FEBRUARY 13, 2018

Bosque del Apache NWR in New Mexico. Standing in the shadow of a historic lighthouse watching Great Frigatebird, Red and White-tailed tropicbird, Laysan Albatross, and Red-footed Bobby glide by at Kilauea Point NWR is remarkable. Lifers included Wood Stork, White-eyed Vireo, and Limpkin.

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San Francisco Portland United States Puerto Rico 100

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MARCH 1, 2012

To be fair, Howell has also written about hummingbirds and finding birds in Mexico, which to my mind are a little easier to comprehend. My photo above of Galapagos Albatross (also known as Waved Albatross) shows the nostril tubes on the side of the bill. First of all, what are tubenoses? Each section is then further subdivided.

North America 159

North America Albatross America Species 159

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JULY 5, 2016

At one point, Hayward, in San Diego for a pelagic that turns out to be cancelled and desperate for bird #700, must choose between a Curlew Sandpiper on Plum Island and a Blue-footed Booby in New Mexico. By the end of February, Hayward has seen 294 birds in five states and two provinces.

2013 108

2013 Arizona Birds San Diego 108

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MARCH 9, 2011

These Blasts From The Past Protect the Commons The Military Macaws of Jaumave, Mexico Canada… The Conservation Capital of the World Absence: Big South Cape Island Make Your Cat an Indoor Cat About the Author Duncan Duncan Wright is a Wellington-based ornithologist working on the evolution of New Zealands birds.

New Zealand 149

New Zealand 2011 Deer Cats 149

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SEPTEMBER 2, 2017

9 beats, birded 9 countries this month; Belize , Guatamala , Costa Rica, UK, Iran, USA, Greece, Australia and Mexico. La Paz, Mexico. La Paz, Mexico. La Paz, Mexico. Buller’s Albatross – Thalassarche bulleri. Taiaroa Head–Royal Albatross Centre. Royal Albatross – Diomedea epomophora.

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2017 Australia Sanctuary Woodpeckers 100

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MARCH 25, 2015

You can ever touch the scale on the right hand side roughly where you think it will be (albatross and penguins at the top, woodpeckers and larks in the middle, weavers and estrilid finches at the bottom) then scroll quickly to where you want to be.

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Africa South Africa Zimbabwe Penguins 154

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DECEMBER 1, 2018

They birded 6 countries; USA, UK, Costa Rica, Serbia, Australia, and Mexico. Kaikoura–Albatross Encounter pelagic. Gray-headed Albatross – Thalassarche chrysostoma. Buller’s Albatross – Thalassarche bulleri. White-capped Albatross – Thalassarche cauta. Alphabetic Taxonomic.

2018 113

2018 Australia Woodpeckers Sparrows 113

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NOVEMBER 3, 2018

Elephant Butte Dam area, New Mexico. Hwy 469, near Tucumcari New Mexico. Black-footed Albatross – Phoebastria nigripes. Gray-headed Albatross – Thalassarche chrysostoma. Buller’s Albatross – Thalassarche bulleri. Black-browed Albatross – Thalassarche melanophris. 12 Oct 2018.

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2018 Australia Woodpeckers Sparrows 113

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JANUARY 5, 2019

Kaikoura–Albatross Encounter pelagic. Gray-headed Albatross – Thalassarche chrysostoma. Buller’s Albatross – Thalassarche bulleri. White-capped Albatross – Thalassarche cauta. Kaikoura–Albatross Encounter pelagic. Salvin’s Albatross – Thalassarche salvini.

2018 113

2018 Australia Woodpeckers Sparrows 113

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FEBRUARY 1, 2020

The year has started well with 10 new birds from India, China, Hawaii, Mexico and Costa Rica. 12 beats birded 10 countries (Costa Rica, USA, Brazil, China, India, Serbia, UK, Australia, New Zealand and Mexico), submitting 187 lists and spotting 902 birds. Laysan Albatross – Phoebastria immutabilis. 17 Jan 2020.

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2020 Wildlife Reserve Tigers Wildlife 162

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MARCH 4, 2014

There is also a useful prefatory chapter on “How to Use This Book” that explains the unusual organization of the Species Accounts, as well as maps of the geographic areas—East Asia, Mexico and adjacent areas, the Caribbean and adjacent areas—discussed in the text, a glossary of advanced terms and abbreviations and a listing of abbreviations.

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North America America Birds United States 259

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OCTOBER 1, 2016

Contributions this month have come from; Costa Rica, USA, Australia, Mexico, Serbia, South Africa, UK, Botswana, Ethiopia, Nigeria, Saudi Arabia and Iran. White-capped Albatross – Thalassarche cauta. Black-footed Albatross – Phoebastria nigripes. La Paz, Mexico. La Paz, Mexico. La Paz, Mexico.

2016 154

2016 Sanctuary Australia Ghana 154

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MAY 7, 2016

During last month, beat lists have been shared from Mexico, Australia, Nigeria, Costa Rica, Russia, UK, Canada and USA. White-capped Albatross – Thalassarche cauta. La Paz, Mexico. La Paz, Mexico. UNAM Botanical Gdns, Mexico. UNAM Botanical Gdns, Mexico. San Joaquin Wildlife Sanctuary. 01 Jan 2016.

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2016 Sanctuary Ghana Australia 100

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SEPTEMBER 3, 2016

White-capped Albatross – Thalassarche cauta. Black-footed Albatross – Phoebastria nigripes. La Paz, Mexico. La Paz, Mexico. La Paz, Mexico. UNAM Botanical Gdns, Mexico. UNAM Botanical Gdns, Mexico. Motuara Island. 25 Mar 2016. Jackass Penguin – Spheniscus demersus. Boulders Beach.

2016 101

2016 Sanctuary Australia Ghana 101

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AUGUST 6, 2016

Submissions from July were shared from Serbia, UK, Brazil, Mexico, USA and Saudi Arabia, bring the total as at July 31st to 1858. White-capped Albatross – Thalassarche cauta. La Paz, Mexico. La Paz, Mexico. La Paz, Mexico. UNAM Botanical Gdns, Mexico. Greater Flamingo – Phoenicopterus roseus.

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2016 Sanctuary Ghana Australia 100

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JULY 2, 2016

La Paz, Mexico. La Paz, Mexico. La Paz, Mexico. La Paz, Mexico. La Paz, Mexico. UNAM Botanical Gdns, Mexico. UNAM Botanical Gdns, Mexico. UNAM Botanical Gdns, Mexico. UNAM Botanical Gdns, Mexico. White-capped Albatross – Thalassarche cauta. 23 Apr 2016. 23 Apr 2016.

2016 100

2016 Sanctuary Ghana Australia 100

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JUNE 4, 2016

White-capped Albatross – Thalassarche cauta. La Paz, Mexico. La Paz, Mexico. UNAM Botanical Gdns, Mexico. UNAM Botanical Gdns, Mexico. UNAM Botanical Gdns, Mexico. Greater Flamingo – Phoenicopterus roseus. Dor-ha-Bonim Beach Reserve. 13 Feb 2016. Little Penguin – Eudyptula minor.

2016 100

2016 Sanctuary Ghana Australia 100

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APRIL 2, 2016

White-capped Albatross – Thalassarche cauta. UNAM Botanical Gdns, Mexico. UNAM Botanical Gdns, Mexico. UNAM Botanical Gdns, Mexico. UNAM Botanical Gdns, Mexico. Clark’s Grebe – Aechmophorus clarkii. San Joaquin Wildlife Sanctuary. 01 Jan 2016. Greater Flamingo – Phoenicopterus roseus.

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2016 Sanctuary Australia Wildlife 128

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APRIL 1, 2014

Aleutian Tern shows Alaska, Bridled Tern zooms into the Atlantic and Gulf of Mexico coasts, with the added bonus of showing the year-round area off of Florida, on the eastern and southeastern coasts. Color: It is hard to talk about color when you are dealing with terns, which are mostly black and white and gray.

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North America Birds Species America 247