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Packing for a birding trip

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Don’t forget all the cables, chargers, backup batteries and international electrical adapters! Back to the phone, it is important for navigation, too, as well as for a bird ID app, especially calls and songs. Some birders might consider a voice recorder and a speaker (but I prefer not to use playback). Also a field notebook and pens.

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Veraguan Mango – Panama's ex-endemic

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Hiking For The Heck of It Reason To Become a Bird Watcher #1: No Batteries Required Welcome Wednesday: Musings on a Big Year About the Author James A life-long birder and native of South Africa, James Currie has many years experience in the birding and wildlife tourism arenas. Hat-tip to Stella. Boring Winter Birding? Wicked, right?

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The Future of Birding Field Guides is Digital

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Where do you charge your batteries in Namibia’s Kaokoveld during a longer trip away from lodges and hotels? OpticsPlanet - Great prices on binoculars for birding , spotting scopes , telescopes , flashlights , compasses & more! Hat-tip to Stella. Where is your internet access along the upper reaches of the Rio Negro?