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Collaborative List – September 2019 – (Red-letter version)

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However ticks from Argentina, Brazil, China and Mexico have pushed it to 3836. 10 Beats have been out in 9 countries (Argentina, Brazil, Serbia, China, Costa Rica, USA, UK, Italy and Mexico) and have shared 125 lists to account for 916 birds. Italian Sparrow – Passer italiae. Striped Sparrow – Oriturus superciliosus.

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What Flies Over Costa Rica in the Night?

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On the northern birding calendar, October is a time for sparrows, cool weather, and tired fall leaves. It’s when Orange-crowned Warblers share the Goldenrod with lisping and chirping sparrows, when hardy Yellow-rumped Warblers dominate the Parulid scene. In Costa Rica, the tenth month is when birds pass through in droves.

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Calilegua National Park Birding – Trip Report

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In the process we found the Saffron-billed Sparrow, Rufous-browed Pepershrike, and the Stripe-headed Brush Finch. Saffron-billed Sparrow. Trips Birding Argentina birding Calilegua Calilegua National Park Cream-backed Woodpecker Yellow-collared Macaw' It was about 5:30 pm at 1100 masl. Narrow-billed Woodcreeper.

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Birding Santiago de Chile – Trip Report

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This is a continuation of Birding Argentina – Planning Stage. This tiny village was very quiet and we enjoyed some local bread with scrambled eggs and coffee while birds like Varialble Hawks, Southern Lapwings, Austral Thrush, House Sparrows flew nearby. To be continued… Trips Argentina Santiago de Chile South America'

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Collaborative list – August 2019

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12 beats visited 12 countries (USA, UK, Costa Rica, Ghana, Nigeria, New Zealand, Serbia, Ireland, Australia, Mexico, China and Argentina), sharing 148 lists along the way and noting 844 species (old and new). House Sparrow – Passer domesticus. Eurasian Tree Sparrow – Passer montanus. Lagos Sheraton Hotel and Towers.

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I and the Bird: What is a Wren?

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Granted they fill similar niches, skulkers with glorious songs and devilish demeanors, but it’s a shame to see the name wren turned into one of those taxonomically useless terms like sparrow and bunting solely due to the globe-trotting of homesick British naturalists. It could be worse, though.

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Collaborative List – January 2019

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The engaged and generous beats ( 10 of them) have shared 188 checklists during January and have accounted for 859 species from 8 countries (USA, Australia, Costa Rica, Brazil, Argentina, UK, New Zealand and Serbia. Rufous-winged Sparrow – Peucaea carpalis. Stripe-headed Sparrow – Peucaea ruficauda. 03 Jan 2019.

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