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Best Bird of the Year 2011

10,000 Birds

This year I watched them from the day they arrived , until two chicks successfully hatched, the northernmost breeding record for the species. Blue-footed Boobies dance, whistle, court with their blue bills, cradle eggs with their blue feet, and cherish their young; they are endlessly fun and inspiring to observe.

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Antpittas and Gnateaters: A Book Review

10,000 Birds

Who can forget Mike and Corey’s stories about Maria, the Giant Antpitta at Refugio Paz de Las Aves, Ecuador, or James Currie ‘s quest to see the Scaled Antpitta at Tandayapa Lodge? There are photos of parent birds on the nest, baby birds in the nest, and the nest without parent, holding a clutch of blue eggs.

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