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SEPTEMBER 9, 2015

The Mourning Dove ( Zenaida macroura) is among the most abundant and widespread terrestrial birds endemic to North and Middle America. The nickel was placed in the nest for the photo to show me the size of the egg for identification purposes, then removed. References: 1 Birds of North America Online , 2 Droege, S.

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Hunters Hunting North America Game 178

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SEPTEMBER 24, 2014

The Bank Swallow ( Riparia riparia ) is North America’s smallest swallow. The Bank Swallow was listed as a threatened species in California in 1989 by the California Fish and Game Commission and the number of breeding pairs has declined steadily since then. References: 1 Birds of North America Online.

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North America 2014 California Birds 189

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JUNE 19, 2013

The Cascade Range, part of the Pacific Ring of Fire, extends from Northern California to Southern British Columbia. Undoubtedly one of the most interesting aspects of Burney Falls for birders is that it is one of the few locations in California where nesting Black Swifts ( Cypseloides niger ) can be found.

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10,000 Birds

JUNE 20, 2012

Cliff Swallows migrate to North America from their wintering grounds in South America to nest in large colonies, sometimes numbering in the thousands. It is illegal for any person to take, possess, transport, sell, or purchase them or their parts, such as feathers, nests, or eggs, without a permit. Authors: T.

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San Diego illegal California South America 165

10,000 Birds

JANUARY 15, 2020

I do not have a life list for those birds I saw in my youth, 45 years ago, in California. But the Kentish Plover was sheltering its young under its body, and the Little Ringed Plover was incubating an egg — right in the middle of downtown Madrid! But the Great Swallow-tailed Swift is one of the largest Swifts in North America.

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Austria Spain 2019 Birds 150

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MARCH 25, 2020

Her narrator is Gabriel, 23, raised in Northern California by an American father and a Uruguayan mother. And the nandu, a South American rhea, has an intriguing chick-survival strategy: a week before hatching, the male (who does the incubating) pushes one egg out of the nest. Yes, that’s right – she adds an epilogue.

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Uruguay 2001 Bald Eagle Science 155

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AUGUST 3, 2021

And, that sparrow I heard in California that sounded so different really is a Song Sparrow?” ” And then I found out that bird song doesn’t just belong to the males, that there are female birds who sing too, only not so much in North America, and my mind was blown.**. There’s more than one song per warbler?

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North America Research Birds Groups 279

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AUGUST 10, 2016

Now with several years of exploring the California Baja Sur, I have come to expect to see shrikes on nearly every of my routes and guided trips. The most common species here in North America is the Loggerhead Shrike , Laniidae ludovicianus which has 11 subspecies. Sometimes reality is so unfair! Of those eleven, two, the L.i.

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Butcher Birds North America Mexico 118

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MAY 30, 2019

such as California Condors and Passenger Pigeons. His parents moved where opportunity beckoned, taking him from San Angelo, Texas, to Columbus, New Mexico, then to Dallas, and finally on to California. Author Sherrida Woodley thinks deeply about dearly departed birds. She’s already written about Rachel Carson: Secret Birder.

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Falcons California Condor Alaska Texas 186

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MAY 6, 2015

Western Bluebirds ( Sialia mexicana ) like the male shown above, as well as Eastern Bluebirds ( Sialis sialis ) and Mountain Bluebirds ( Sialis currucoides ) have all benefited from 90 years of nest boxes and bluebird trails, monitored by thousands of bluebird enthusiasts across North America.

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Tenant Farming Illinois North America 161

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FEBRUARY 13, 2018

Although not a birding trip, before we moved from San Francisco to Portland, my wife and I did a long road trip across the United States, covering 12,000 miles and 34 states, from California to Florida to Maine to Montana. Another is California Condor in the Grand Canyon.). That trip resulted in 88 lifers in limited birding.

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AUGUST 31, 2011

The California Quail ( Callipepla californica ) is the California state bird, inhabiting scrub, broken chaparral and woodland edges primarily in California, Oregon, Washington and Baja California. She will usually lay 12 to 17 eggs, averaging five per week 1 , before beginning incubation.

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10,000 Birds

NOVEMBER 6, 2012

The team explored Nevada and Utah, with Ridgway collecting thousands of bird specimen, plus nests and eggs for the Smithsonian. He wrote about birds in North America, Central America, and parts of South America, including the Galapagos. It’s challenging reading.

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Collecting Illinois United States Science 151

10,000 Birds

MARCH 21, 2024

Being a westerner — raised in California, and now living in western Mexico — I was perhaps most excited about the migratory birds that breed in eastern North America. And then there was a Green Heron , not only showing us its nest, but also an egg. Then, around 4:00 p.m., And yet, there it was. But what could I do?

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Mexico Birds Raccoons Baltimore 204

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SEPTEMBER 9, 2014

They bred on a number of islands near Japan and Taiwan, and ranged widely and abundantly from the Aleutian Islands south through California. According to the California Bird Police, they are now annual in California waters, but the easiest place to see them in the U.S. is on a boat in the Aleutian chain. Half Moon Bay, CA.

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Albatross Endangered Species Geese Alaska 210

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JULY 4, 2012

Living in California, I am of course speaking of the Western Bluebird ( Sialia mexicana ). Northern California sees Western Bluebird nest building activities beginning as early as March. The female alone incubates the usual 4 to 6 eggs for about two weeks beginning the day the last egg is laid. i Kamakawiwo?ole’s

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Washington Eggs California 185

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MAY 3, 2012

from University of Miami in 1966 and has written over 75 scientific and popular papers and books, including Shorebirds of North America: The Photographic Guide. Press in 2009), active participation in the Dragonfly Society of the Americas and leading dragonfly trips to Costa Rica and, hopefully this summer, Panama.

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United States Costa Rica Massachusetts North America 238

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JULY 26, 2019

But pisco persisted through these hardships and even spread north up the Pacific coast of the Americas, becoming especially fashionable in the late-nineteenth century saloons of San Francisco and Gold Rush California.

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Peru San Francisco Parrots Chile 124

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MAY 15, 2011

It made us reach for our field guide for North America, but that really does not compare to the real thing. I did not get to appreciate all that America had to offer for the birder until I returned with my husband, Grant, in 1989. I then had a year in Florida – beware the alligators and hurricanes!

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South Africa United States Austin Alligators 159