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The First Bird Tracking Station Is Up and Running in Costa Rica

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In October, it’s what’s happening in Costa Rica. Our big month of bird movements in Costa Rica, the 10th month of the year, is when most of the swallows, Scarlet Tanagers , thrushes, and other species on the South American express push through. What Scarlet Tanagers look like in October Costa Rica.

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McKee Project Expands Work into Guatemala and Other Latin American Countries

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Although they are best known for their work in Costa Rica, they also work in Mexico and Panama. Tags: spay and neuter latin america. At the end of 2007, the World Society for the Protection of Animals selected the McKee Project to work on spay/neuter programs in Guatemala.

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Manky Muscovy Ducks

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home about advertise archives birds conservation contact galleries links reviews subscribe Browse: Home / Birds / Manky Muscovy Ducks Manky Muscovy Ducks By Mike • March 2, 2011 • 6 comments Tweet Share The Muscovy Duck ( Cairina moschata ) attracts more attention than most ducks, at least in North America.

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Where America dreams of/goes birding?

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21%: Costa Rica. The high position of Costa Rica comes as no surprise and yet, with more than one fifth of the total votes, I was a bit surprised how strong its 1st place is. Interestingly, the respondents felt no need to further elaborate why, presuming that everyone knows why they should bird Costa Rica.

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I and the Bird #146

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Birding opened up Central America for me in a way that nothing else did. Once you understand the mind-boggling biodiversity of the area beyond toucans and parrots, you realize how special Central America is. That’s why Costa Rica is at the top of every single birder’s list of desperately desired destinations.

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Veraguan Mango – Panama's ex-endemic

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This means that there are some astoundingly large families of birds in Central and South America. In the last few years, birders in Costa Rica started noticing strange mango species in the Golfito/Puntarenas region of the country. I have looked for it near the Panamanian border in Costa Rica without success.

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Polygynandry and avian swingers

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Happy birding, Dale Forbes Tags: accentors , Alpine Accentor , Birds , features , polygynandry • Have you seen the cool 10,000 Birds t-shirts? Dale studied scarlet macaws, and worked in their conservation, for three years in southern Costa Rica, followed by a year in the Caribbean working on Whale Sharks. Get yours today!

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