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My Ten Best Birds of 2019

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I also spent a week in northwestern Costa Rica on a family vacation, a long weekend in Barbados, a week in Georgia, and two week-plus-long trips to visit relatives in southern California. Let’s get right into it, shall we? Number 7 – Barbados Bullfinch. I’m not sure, but I’m going to try!

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Birding Lodges – Part 1 – Paradise in Portugal

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On the contrary, if you are a traveling birder, you might just find your next birding destination right here on 10,000 Birds. PIP is situated right on a beautiful lake -- the place to be when its hot! Wicked, right? So, just because I’m being lazy, this does not mean that these posts will be of no use to you!

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Birds of the West Indies by Kirwan, Levesque, Oberle & Sharpe

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Furthermore, there are six families confined to the Greater Antilles. The illustrations are precise, detailed and beautiful, reaching about the right number of species per page, so they are not overcrowded, nor bare in places. Humiliated, Bloch pulled away. The Bond’s line. The appendix II (pg.