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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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Collaborative List – April 2017

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Humiliating him in front of his public had a far more productive effect than I could have hoped for in fact, as he upped and took himself off to Panama in an attempt to appease the compiler. Punta Morales–Cocorocas salinas. Barn Owl – Tyto alba. Eastern Screech-Owl – Megascops asio. Point Lookout.

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Collaborative list – May 2019

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For those of you whose summer and winter are opposed to the northern version, we wish you a productive approach to the colder months. Punta Morales–Cocorocas salinas. Punta Morales–Cocorocas salinas. Punta Morales–Cocorocas salinas. Punta Morales–Cocorocas salinas. Vrbovski, zapadni forland.

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Combined Beats List – June 2016

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I am delighted to say that despite her initial reluctance to embrace eBird, Clare was the most productive beat this month, responsible for nearly all of the new stuff. Punta Morales–Cocorocas salinas. Barn Owl – Tyto alba. Imagine that, Mike! Chomes–beach and mudflats. 24 Apr 2016. 24 Apr 2016.

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