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Best Bird of the Weekend (First of March 2011)

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Corey encountered a bunch of winners, but 24 Common Redpolls at Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge, in almost the exact same spot he saw them a couple of years ago, feeding on birch inflorescence by the East Pond, were easily his best birds of the weekend. jory Mar 7th, 2011 at 8:08 am Best bird, for sure, was FISH CROW.

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Your Best Birds of the Year for 2012

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On a totally ordinary Toledo afternoon when I was visiting my favorite Metropark, there he was: a spectacular indigo minding his own business at one of the wildlife center’s birdfeeders. 2012 was one of my best years for birding in Costa Rica. My best bird of the year was my (and my wife’s) very first Scarlet Tanager.

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Most Wanted Birds in Brazil

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As part of the Wildlife Conservation Society Birds of Brazil giveaway we asked readers of 10,000 Birds to name the bird in Brazil that they would like to see more than any other species. Not to mention, its brilliantly bulbous crimson throat, bloated during breeding season must be a sight! Get yours today!

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Best Bird of the Year 2013

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My fiance and I drove nearly two hours to the Jasper-Pulaski Fish and Wildlife Area in rural Indiana to watch them come in for the evening. Since that trip, I’ve seen Rose-throated Becard in Costa Rica, but not with the rosy throat. And, seeing a bird in Costa Rica is not the same as seeing it in the U.S.

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Bradt travel guide to Sri Lanka by Philip Briggs – review

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It is slightly larger than Costa Rica, and in the most strategic places it has a well-developed infrastructure. It covers everything, but what puts Philip Briggs’s Sri Lanka into a class of its own is a special emphasis on nature and wildlife-watching tourism. Sri Lanka is a ‘must visit country’ for any keen birder.

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