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Another Bird Surprise for Costa Rica- Buff-collared Nightjar!

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With birds like Ornate Hawk-Eagle and Snowcap possible, how can you not take up birding while living in Costa Rica? There are other birds still expected, I have a few in mind that probably also occur somewhere in the border area with Nicaragua (hello Altamira Oriole and Ladder-backed Woodpecker ).

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Mexican visitors in Box Canyon

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One of the great things about living in southern Arizona is our proximity to Mexico. Golden Eagles soared over head, Ladder-back Woodpeckers, Costa’s Hummingbirds, Broad-billed Hummingbirds ( as seen at the top of this story) , Cactus Wrens could be seen almost anywhere in the canyon as well.

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Collaborative list – December 2021

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Dragan has caught up from his adventures in Colombia and the life list has reached 4103. Dragan has caught up from his adventures in Colombia and the life list has reached 4103.

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Collaborative list – August 2019

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12796 Tucson Avenue, Mount Lemmon, Arizona, US (32.442, -110.758) Private residence. 12796 Tucson Avenue, Mount Lemmon, Arizona, US (32.442, -110.758) Private residence. 12796 Tucson Avenue, Mount Lemmon, Arizona, US (32.442, -110.758) Private residence. Black Hawk-Eagle – Spizaetus tyrannus. 11 Aug 2019.

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The Wonderfulness of Local Field Guides: Reviews of ABA Field Guide to Birds of Maine & Birding Guide to the Greater Pasadena Area

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And of course, two raptors that are a part of North American birding history: the Great Black Hawk of Portland and the Steller’s Sea-eagle of Boothbay Harbor and other local areas. ( ” (Some titles are still available; A Birder’s Guide to Southeastern Arizona, for example, was updated as recently as 2018.).

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Collaborative list – Year list 2020

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The year list ends on a provisional (some beats will be birding ’til the final whistle to try and salvage a ravaged year) 1803 species from 1602 checklists submitted by 12 beats from 16 countries.

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The Traveling Birder

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According to eBird, the chronology of my life list includes White-Headed Woodpecker at No. ” Southern Arizona , including visits to Ramsey Canyon Preserve and Patagonia-Sonoita Creek Preserve. For example, not much can beat the experience of seeing a Bald Eagle scare up thousands of Snow Geese at Sacramento NWR.