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How to Know the Birds: The Art and Adventure of Birding – A Book Review

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Essay #158, “Things Birders Do: Big Years,” starts with the writer’s observation of a Barn Owl and then defines a Big Year, surprisingly celebrating it as opportunities for solitary introspection. It’s spelled this way, all caps, because that is the official name.).

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Combined Beats List – June 2016

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The law of diminishing returns brings the inevitability of repeat sightings and has checked the momentum of the combined beats’ list for June. Punta Morales–Cocorocas salinas. Barn Owl – Tyto alba. Despite recording 370 species during the month, the list total has advanced by just 45. 24 Apr 2016. 24 Apr 2016.

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