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Birding Shanghai in March 2023

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In my experience, people eat more food they are familiar with than food that is unfamiliar. Chinese Blackbird s are among the most common birds in the Shanghai compound where I live (and where fortunately this year I am not actually locked in, a contrast to the situation one year ago).

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Hawking for Nighthawks

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Especially as we were at the time about to experience a rapidly advancing tropical storm. Red-breasted Meadowlarks controlled the drier sections while Yellow-hooded Blackbirds occupied the more flooded areas. Striated Heron in breeding plumage – extra plumes and blue lores. Farmers keep their livestock in this wetland also.

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Birds on Posts or Birding North Dakota

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Audubon Associate Naturalist, have led this tour many times, through tornados, droughts, questionable restaurants, and, sadly, the advent of fracking, and every one of my friends who has participated over the years has raved about the experience and the birds (in fact, one member of our group was on his third or fourth trip, I lost count).

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Brazil’s Pantanal: A Birding Spectacle

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The incredible lighting at dawn in the Pantanal is an experience in of itself. Scarlet-headed Blackbird glows in the morning light. As I was driving, I quickly noticed a red light among the reeds near the side of the road and stopped — a Scarlet-headed Blackbird , only one of two birds seen on the trip.

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Pat’s 2020 Bird List, Mostly from Costa Rica

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Most of all, the time and effort is worth it when we see new birds, surpass our goals, and when we share those trying, challenging, exuberant and triumphant times with others because the birding party is always better, always stronger, when you you can enjoy the experience with like-minded souls. Cattle Egret – Bubulcus ibis; Tambor, 3-Jan.

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Collaborative List ? May 2020

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These are included as part of the summary and are maintained in the list, despite objections by some purists, to give the full, rich experience as enjoyed by your lucky, lucky beats. Cattle Egret (Bubulcus ibis). Eurasian Blackbird (Turdus merula). Chinese Blackbird (Turdus mandarinus). Melodious Blackbird (Dives dives).

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Revenge Birding (Shanghai, early June 2022)

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In conclusion, an experience that will put me off buying anything from that company ever. A hard-working Chinese Blackbird almost certainly already incubating its second brood is certainly not a target customer for a La-Z-Boy. When Cattle Egrets go to the local discotheque, they tend to overdo their makeup a bit.

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