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The Best Birding Locations in the United States (according to ChatGPT)

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But does ChatGPT have even a rudimentary understanding of a niche topic like birding? I asked it a few questions about birding locations and the (unedited) results are below, along with some brief analysis. Please note that the availability of specific bird species may vary depending on the season.

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Signs of Spring Migration in Costa Rica

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That unwanted yet predictable final bit of killing cold weather was and is why most of the colorful insectivores, the true birds of summer, remained far to the south until May. Baltimore Oriole- one of the more common wintering birds in Costa Rica. Typically, in Costa Rica, this swamp beauty is a bird of wetlands and mangroves.

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Migrants are on the Move in Costa Rica

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However, for those of us living the birding life, Spring is more than just the transition between the cold and the warm. It’s also a big time for bird movements, a period punctuated by waves of migrants, first the early ones, then a time of many species, and finally, those last “late” migrants moving north.

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Wood Warbler Names Done Right

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For many North American birders, wood warblers represent everything exciting, compelling, and immediate about birding. North American warblers, on the other hand, often bear names of, at best, marginal utility. Consider some examples: NAMED FOR OTHER BIRDS. Even worse, such sobriquets obscure insight into the birds themselves.

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Reminders and Perils of Fall Migration in Costa Rica

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Even if we couldn’t find time to raise the bins at a favorite patch, it only takes momentary glances into the sky and hearing chip notes from the trees to remind us that birds are on the move. A passage of so many birds is always incredible and yet, since many of them fly way up there near the clouds, they are easily overlooked.

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What do Tennesee Warblers Do in Costa Rica?

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Tennessee Warblers? If you are headed to Costa Rica for birding from now until March, you will probably see more than a few of these small, plainish, Palearctic Warblerish birdies. Typical Tennessee Warbler wintering habitat in Costa Rica. Typical Tennessee Warbler wintering habitat in Costa Rica. Costa Rica?

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Collaborative List – October 2019

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14 countries were birded this month by 13 beats; a record participative effort! Lake Panic Bird Hide. Lake Panic Bird Hide. Lake Panic Bird Hide. Lake Panic Bird Hide. Gray Go-away-bird – Corythaixoides concolor. Bear Grass Tank. Bear Grass Tank. Bear Grass Tank. Bear Grass Tank.

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