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Arizona, or Central Mexico?

10,000 Birds

But even I have heard of how exciting southeast Arizona is for American birders. All sorts of exotic and beautiful species may be seen. This would sound attractive even to me, except for one fact: almost all of those exotic and beautiful species are common down here in central Mexico. These are all summer-only in Arizona.)

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Field Guide to North American Flycatchers: Kingbirds and Myiarchus: A Field Guide Review

10,000 Birds

Sixteen species that have been recorded in the United States are covered: six Myiarchus flycatchers and ten Kingbird ( Tyrannus ) flycatchers. As with the first volume, I was surprised to see the inclusion of a species that has only been seen in the U.S. Introductory Material Sixteen species, 190 pages.

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Field Guide to North American Flycatchers: Empidonax and Pewees–A Field Guide Review

10,000 Birds

That’s 18 species in one book. This is more than a collection of species accounts. There are also two pages illustrating the “Holistic Approach,” silhouettes of each species (Western birds on the left, Eastern birds on the right), that allow for comparison of structure, size, and shape.