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Arizona, or Central Mexico?

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But even I have heard of how exciting southeast Arizona is for American birders. Southeastern Arizona is unusual, precisely because its species mix is as much Mexican as it is American. A quick study as I researched this post revealed that fully 37 Arizonan “specialties” are common birds right here where I live.

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Arizona in Summer: It Ain’t All Hummers

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It’s a well-known fact that southeast Arizona in summer is awesome. My first birding trip ever was to Arizona. I managed to get some video of this greedy thrasher before a family walked down the path, and you can view it here. It was time to drive south and up, to the Sky Islands of southeast Arizona.

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Vagrancy in Birds: A Book Review

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It also summarizes the vagrancy status of every bird family in the whole wide world, which makes it fun to read as well as superbly educational. The Family Accounts are the fun part of the book. The Family Accounts are also a deeply informational, documented source of information for researchers. Don’t worry.

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The Glitter in the Green: In Search of Hummingbirds–A Hummer Book Review

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If you had your choice of one bird family to pursue, to seek out and observe and photograph and kvell over, which one would you choose? A passion for one bird family is also very useful. It provides goals and a definite direction for your birding travels and thoughts; sometimes it even becomes the basis of a book!

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Fall Hawk Migration Hotspots

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The STK families will be departing the panhandle of Florida, with flights possibly hugging the Gulf coastline. You’ll have to catch the Harris family when their flights leave from south central Texas and southern Arizona. Peregrine Falcon. Photo by © Mark Schraad. Super Hot-spot: Little Crawl Key, FL – Atlantic Flyway.

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It’s the Holiday Season — Give Birding Books!

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The ABA series currently lists guides on New Jersey (Rick Wright), Florida (Bill Pranty), Arizona (Rick Wright), Colorado (Ted Floyd), and California (Alvaro Jamarillo). Mack tells the story of how he set up a research station, and a life, in Papua New Guinea. Mack (Cassowary Conservation and Publishing, 2014) for Birding.

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The Littel Big Year – Week 45: Wrapping up the Bahamas

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Our first stop was the Lakeview Drive Ponds, Corey’s primary birding location when he and his family visited the island a few years ago. The next day Jeanne and the family rented a van and did a circumnavigation of the island, with a few bird stops along the way. The Little Big Year species – 1291. eBird Submissions – 429.

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