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Hummer Time

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At the top of those destinations is the stretch of Gulf Coast Texas barrier islands starting at Aransas National Wildlife Refuge in the north, through Padre Island National Seashore, to South Padre Island near the country’s border. Of the 300 hummingbird species across the globe, North America only sees fewer than two dozen of them.

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Cliff Swallows and Pest Management

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In addition to their homing tendency, breeding swallows are attracted to old nests. Completed nests during this breeding season cannot be touched without a permit from the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. You can download the information on controlling Cliff Swallows in PDF format from the University of California here.

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Birds of Malaysia – Covering Peninsular Malaysia, Malaysian Borneo and Singapore

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In 416 pages, 1800 illustrations and over 775 distribution maps covering regularly occurring species, “Birds of Malaysia” depicts all 847 species recorded in Malaysia and Singapore to date. Well-marked subspecies groups receive full accounts, and the distributions of subspecies breeding in the region are clearly mapped.

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Birds of Central America: A Field Guide Review

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Covering 1,261 species with data and taxonomy current up to August 2017, the field guide is an exciting achievement. And, then there are the more familiar birds–Wood-warblers, sandpipers, hawks–some species migrants, some species with a wide range. Can you guess which of the species cited above are endemic?

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