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My Global Big (half-)Day, May 2022

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In the end, I opted for the Tamis River floodplain, north of Belgrade, and its fish farms, some non-operational, some selling daily angling licenses. Driving with open windows (to hear the birds) becomes unbearable and I am heading out of this fish farm. Watching carefully, yes, not one, but two.

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In Search of New York’s Breeding Birds

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As always, the woods around the marsh were busy with breeders setting up shop. In addition to the Veery I saw or heard a pair of Yellow-billed Cuckoos , some cooperative Eastern Kingbirds , Swamp Sparrows , Warbling Vireos , Wood Thrush , Cedar Waxwings , a Worm-eating Warbler , and, well, you get the idea: it was awesome!

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A Shorebird Search in Costa Rica, Late April

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When we factor in a precarious trip punctuated with such hazards as stalking, demon-flight Peregrines , trigger happy humans, missing habitats, and other nasty situations, maybe those non-breeders are the smart ones? After starting the morning with an unsuccessful search for Rusty Sparrow in Orotina, we hit three main shorebird sites.

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Hermit Thrush Brewery: Po Tweet

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Spring migration flies by – literally – rather quickly in the northeast but the closeness of the Adirondacks means that although all those boreal-breeding warblers, kinglets, thrushes, and sparrows disappear from my local patch by late May, many of them haven’t gone very far. of Birmingham Michigan have released Piping Plover Pilsner.

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Serbia self-drive birding tour planning

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Everything is new, and even the pigeons or sparrows flying around the airport make an exciting first for your country list. The mapping exercise works particularly well with birds confined to a specific habitat (Baranda fish farm S49396968 and Pecena slatina S49396887 ). A Moustached Warbler at Baranda fish farm ( S49396968 ).

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Combined Beats’ List – September

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All birds are equal on this list; parking lot birds or pelagic species, breeders or fly-overs, all will be accorded the same status and each shall be worth 1 credit on the list. Route 254 farm fields (rd to Playa Panama). Chomes–Calle San Agustín and farms. Hainlin Mill Sparrow Drive. Hainlin Mill Sparrow Drive.

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Combined Beats’ list

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All birds are equal on this list; parking lot birds or pelagic species, breeders or fly-overs, all will be accorded the same status and each shall be worth 1 credit on the list. Chomes–Calle San Agustín and farms. Hainlin Mill Sparrow Drive. Hainlin Mill Sparrow Drive. Hainlin Mill Sparrow Drive. 01 Jan 2016.

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