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Fall Migration in Costa Rica- Six Things I Have Learned

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The muted colors of Blackburnians, Black-throated Greens, and Blackpolls fit right in with the dull greens and golden highlights of the early fall vegetation. In Costa Rica, they become another sort of animal. This being an uncommon species in upstate New York, I appreciate having an abundance of Cliff Swallows to look at.

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Galápagos: A Natural History, Second Edition–A Book Review

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Because, let’s face it, when you get off that plane and look at those severe volcanic landscapes and then find yourself face to face with one of the islands’ four mockingbird species, you’re not going to think, “Oh, look, lava and a mockingbird.” The updating of the text is very important.

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The Everglade Snail Kite Is Making a Comeback

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Decades of land transformation and hydrological changes resulted in the decline of the only species of apple snail native to Florida and the kite population followed suit. While the native apple snail continued declining, another species of apple snail native to South America began to appear in canals and ponds in South Florida.

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Tremendous Torrent Ducks

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Very few birds – or animals for that matter – would plunge head-first into the churning cauldrons of some of South America’s most treacherous rivers. Otun Quimbaya remains a very good place to view this highly enigmatic and entertaining species. Torrent Ducks are the thrill-seekers of the avian world.

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The New Neotropical Companion: A Book Review by a Lover of the Neotropics

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The first edition, A Neotropical Companion: An Introduction to the Animals, Plants, and Ecosystems of the New World Tropics , was published in 1989. An enlarged version was published in 1997, with color photographs and more coverage of South America. The ‘little green book’ was now over 450 pages long!

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What is Bird Poop?

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Bird poop is, summarized and generalized, the same thing as any other animal group’s poop: the final stage of digestion, the getting rid of the garbage. You may be right in remarking that this is a very poor poo pic, and indeed it is. Here’s the chain of events: an animal eats and the food is being digested.

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My Favorite Release

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August arrived and I was releasing birds knowing they’d need time to adapt prior to making that long flight across the Gulf of Mexico, headed to South America. I’ve really been wracking my brain because for me releasing is very traumatic,” said Cara Petricca, with Bluebird Farm Animal Sanctuary in Cheshire, MA.