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Birding Shanghai in June 2023

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This leaves Shanghai in June with basically just the year-round species and the summer breeders, maybe with a few added ultra-lazy individuals of migratory species. Fortunately, there are a few more such breeding species than most Shanghainese are aware of. Such as the Black-winged Cuckooshrike.

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Flock to Marion

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Hannah Buschert was first exposed to birds and birding during a required ornithology course at Oregon State University and she quickly caught the birding bug. After securing our passage, I patiently waited for this once-in-a-lifetime experience to a place we have never been and lacked any knowledge of, we were in for a complete surprise.

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The Wonderfulness of Local Field Guides: Reviews of ABA Field Guide to Birds of Maine & Birding Guide to the Greater Pasadena Area

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we learn) that are home to coveted boreal species, breeding wood-warblers, and two species of Grouse. And of course, two raptors that are a part of North American birding history: the Great Black Hawk of Portland and the Steller’s Sea-eagle of Boothbay Harbor and other local areas. (

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Quintas das Arcas: Bicudo Vinho Verde (2017)

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I haven’t yet been birding in Europe but whenever I occasionally skim a field guide about the birds on the other side of the Atlantic, I’m always encouraged to find that I’m already familiar with many species found over there, even though most of my birding experience has been limited to eastern North America.

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A Colorful Finch in Colorful Colorado

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It is this season we experience vast musical repertoires, green canopies, hot air, and bustling energy. The grasslands have been popping off with breeders for well over a month, but the snow is just now giving way to lush alpine meadows and rocky tundras. Most REAL montane species like this finch are declining in overall population.

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How to Start Bird Watching So That You Keep Bird Watching

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So I did… When you’re offering reasons to pursue a particular course of action, more is often better. Once it comes time to actually explain how to pursue that course of action, however, your design imperative changes. Push every button you can find and hope that some of them stick.

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Birding Iceland on the Fly

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After taking an ornithology course last year, he was hooked and spends most of his free time birding or reading birding blogs. Of course, birding was on the itinerary! I can hardly begin to describe the surreal experience that unfolded before me. It is truly a magical place, an experience like none other.

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