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Birding Shanghai in June 2023

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Fortunately, there are a few more such breeding species than most Shanghainese are aware of. While the HBW states that it breeds at 300 – 2450 meters, in Shanghai – where such elevations are not available outside of the upper floors of a few highrises – it makes to with an altitude of about 0 meters as well.

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Birding California: A Regional Primer

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Other specialties include Bobolink , Sandhill Crane , Black Tern , Pinyon Jay , Juniper Titmouse , Bohemian Waxwing (rare) , Northern Shrike , Black-backed Woodpecker and American Tree Sparrow. Gull-billed Terns breed in south San Diego Bay, along with Black Skimmers and several other tern species. Fall through spring.

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Most Wanted Birds in Brazil

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Horned Screamer Michael McDonald is a lot like Wile E Coyote and would like to see a Rufous-vented Ground-cuckoo ! Not to mention, its brilliantly bulbous crimson throat, bloated during breeding season must be a sight! My most-desired Brazilian bird? Easily, it’s the Rufous-vented Ground-cuckoo ( Neomorphus geoffroyi ).

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