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The Falcon Thief: A Book Review

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September 2017, Cerrado, Brazil. It didn’t occur to me till I started reading The Falcon Thief: A True Tale of Adventure, Treachery, and the Hunt for the Perfect Bird that there was also a possible threat to the eagle herself: poachers, who steal raptor eggs and chicks. We are cautioned to keep the location of the eagle a secret.

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Dawn Over the Mighty Rupununi

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We were on the road to the village of Karasabai, the other road went on directly to Brazil. It was impossible to not stop when we saw this absolutely gorgeous Aplomado Falcon along the road. Very grainy, but most of those grains are stars! While still in the pre-dawn, we paused at a junction to stretch our legs a bit.

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World birding from a Schrödinger’s house

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Brazil 1847 sp. 3. Peru (Manu Biosphere Reserve with 1000 species – the richest region for birds in the world), Brazil (Pantanal, the world’s largest wetland with 650 bird species, and the Atlantic forests), and Ecuador are already well established bird tour destinations. Colombia 1959 bird species 2. Peru 1838 4.

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The Birding Rally Challenge Peru 2012

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The Ararajubas – Brazil. the Forest Falcons – UK. A huge surprise was the addition of an entirely new species for Peru, a Black Swift , found by the Forest Falcons team. They beat the Forest Falcons of the UK by a measly three species in what was a tight race right up until the dying minutes on the final day.

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Guiding at Cristalino Lodge Report I: Back to Birding School

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Despite being among the most heavily birded locations in the Amazon Basin, it hosts a relatively large number of recently described species such as Alta Floresta Antpitta , Kawall’s Parrot , Tapajos Hermit , and Cryptic Forest-Falcon.

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Birds of Belize & Birds of Costa Rica: A Field Guide Review Doubleheader

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Regardless of whether you think field guide sequences should or should not reflect current evolutionary sequence, it’s comforting and easy to find falcons next to hawks, vireos next to warblers. It starts with water and wading birds and ending with meadowlark, blackbird, and bobolink.^ All plumage variations are clearly labelled.

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The “Rufa” Red Knot is now protected under the Endangered Species Act

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In the spring, key staging and stopover areas include Patagonia, Argentina; eastern and northern Brazil; the southeast United States; the Virginia barrier islands; and Delaware Bay. During both the northbound (spring) and southbound (fall) migrations, knots can be found anywhere along the coastal and inland U.S.