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This Week in Bird News: Hawaiian Edition

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Currently extinct in the wild , the species is the subject of an intensive breeding program in captivity, and hopes are high to release some birds back into their native Hawaiian habitat later this year. 24-25), you’ll definitely want to hit up the island’s first-ever birding festival. Fish & Wildlife Service).

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7 Resolutions for Birding Costa Rica in 2021

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Time is relative but the first day of the first month of a brand new year also acts as a good moment for making birding resolutions. Patience, persistence, and focus are still part of the equation but where to look depends on the species you are looking for. Tennessee Warbler is one of my winter birds. Do Some Raptor Counts.

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National Audubon Society Birds of North America: A Guide Review

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Pough “with illustrations in color of every species” by Don Eckelberry, Doubleday, 1946. The National Audubon Society Birds of North America covers all species seen in mainland United States, Canada and Baja California. The press material says it covers over 800 species, so you know I had to do a count.

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A New Wildlife Refuge Pass: Fellow Birders, Help Us Help You

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Progress has been slower than we would like, but definitely not slower than we anticipated. Rather than promote a second stamp, we’ve created a brand new alternative that stands on its own. As with anything new and in contrast to the existing model, it takes time to plant the seeds of change. Here’s What’s New. WE NEED YOUR FEEDBACK.

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Rainy Day Birder

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The Ruby-throated Hummingbirds seemed to be holding up the best, which didn’t really surprise me: if I was branding pick-up trucks I would use a hummingbird as the logo, they’re that tough. Result — a series of breakfast-table and front-porch observations of damp birds. They have to be.

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Don’t Mess with the Great Texas Birding Classic

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Of course, the fun of a bird race increases exponentially by the quality and quantity of the species that might be seen. The species list for this rich expanse of avifauna represents nearly 75% of the Lone Star state’s 600 birds, with some teams spotting over 300 in a very intense 5 days!

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Birding on Steroids or the Kerkini Lake in 10 Pictures

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A quick check of the Collins 2 (I think American birders know this book as the “Birds of Europe”, but here, some branding mastermind has interconnected the company’s name and the book title) revealed that we are facing two Siberian Greylag Geese (race rubrirostris ). Scan of the ridge reveals a distant but definitive Peregrine Falcon.

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