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Bird Science and Evolution: 2013 Year In Review

10,000 Birds

But there was this one in Australia. Birds are raised from the egg to follow a certain migration timing, but that timing shifts when the egg hatches later or earlier due to changes in conditions. … The dinosaur specimen in question was found in deposits west of the city of Grande Prairie in west-central Alberta, Canada.

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Wrap-Up of 2012 Big Year Birding

10,000 Birds

Perhaps the biggest big year of 2012 was in Australia. A new Australian Big Year Record was set by John Weigel, who did his big year to raise money for Tasmanian Devil conservation. Not only that, but they raised money for the Houston Audubon Society and the Katy Prairie Conservancy.

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Collaborative List – November 2019

10,000 Birds

He raised his binoculars above his head and cried out with courage and clarity, “I am Sparticus!” They ranged across 10 countries (Costa Rica, USA, UK, India, Australia, China, Brazil, Mexico, Serbia and Uganda). Canada Goose – Branta canadensis. Something needed to be done. Alphabetic Taxonomic. Cerro Lodge.

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