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Exploring the Uncharted Bird World

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Birders follow different patterns of bird migration and their local activities and travel accordingly. It illustrates the bird richness per country. And what does it tell us, other than the obvious “head for South America” or perhaps Indonesia? 1101-1200 sp: Mexico; Argentina; DR Congo (Kinshasa), Tanzania, Kenya; India.

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Casa Santos Lima: Valcatrina – Vinho Regional Alentejano (2015)

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Beyond that is the entire expanse of the Atlantic Ocean, stretching some six-hundred leagues west to Newfoundland — and even further to the mainland shores of North America. Good birding and happy drinking! The post Casa Santos Lima: Valcatrina – Vinho Regional Alentejano (2015) appeared first on 10,000 Birds.

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The Andean Avocet

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I am starting a series of posts where I introduce little known birds we can relate. These would be mostly Neotropical birds that have a North American counterpart most are familiar with. The Andean Avocet is not a rare bird, but not a lot of folks have seen it. Today I introduce the cool Andean Avocet. Andean Avocet.

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Swainson’s Hawks in Plumas County

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Audubon chapter leaders meet once a year for these council meetings to share their ideas and successes with other chapters and discuss ways to improve members participation and enjoyment of birding and conservation activities. and Canadian breeding territory, and pesticide use in Argentina where they winter. But that is another story.

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The Popular Barn Swallow

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The Barn Swallow ( Hirundo rustica ) is one of the most widespread and popular birds. They are still among the coolest birds on my list. They fly from extreme northern North America to the southern tip of South America and are seldom seen perched during migration. Nesting bird at The Badlands National Park.

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The “Rufa” Red Knot is now protected under the Endangered Species Act

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One of the two sub-species of Red Knot occurring in North America, the Rufa subspecies breeds in the Canadian Artic Region and migrates along the east or Atlantic coast of the United States. migration corridors from Argentina in the Southern tip of South America to Canada. Birds in Delaware Bay.

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Avian Quiz – April 15, 2011

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It is not limited to North America, as many of my other quizzes are. Here are the clues: 1. Some references indicate that this country has nearly 900 different species of birds. 6. On one list, it is the 27th country with the most number of different bird species. No plans yet, sigh.

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