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What to Do at High Island When the Winds are South

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It stops those thousands of migrating birds flying across the Gulf of Mexico and directs them right onto the trees, fields, sanctuaries, beaches along the Bolivar Peninsula, where they hopefully find food and fresh water. These neotropical migrants had just completed a 600-mile nonstop journey across the Gulf of Mexico.

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Collaborative list – June 2019

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Our two newest contributors have shared from Mexico and China, bringing the countries birded this month (also including; Costa Rica, Greece, Serbia, USA, UK, India, UAE and New Zealand) to 10. Jamaica Bay, Big Egg Marsh. Jamaica Bay, Big Egg Marsh. Jamaica Bay, Big Egg Marsh. Jamaica Bay, Big Egg Marsh.

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The Dracula Bird

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Especially when I compare it with the other cowbird present in central Mexico, the Brown-headed Cowbird. Instead, they lay their eggs in other species’ nests, and let those nest-making birds (often significantly smaller than the cowbirds) raise their young. But all this changed with the arrival of Europeans, and their cattle.

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Collaborative List – August 2017

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9 beats, birded 9 countries this month; Belize , Guatamala , Costa Rica, UK, Iran, USA, Greece, Australia and Mexico. La Paz, Mexico. La Paz, Mexico. La Paz, Mexico. La Paz, Mexico. Cattle Egret – Bubulcus ibis. La Paz, Mexico. Beljarica, centralni forland (Kovilovo floodplain), IBA Uš?e

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Collaborative List – November 2018

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They birded 6 countries; USA, UK, Costa Rica, Serbia, Australia, and Mexico. Jamaica Bay, Big Egg Marsh. Jamaica Bay, Big Egg Marsh. Cattle Egret – Bubulcus ibis. Cattle Tyrant – Machetornis rixosa. Elephant Butte Dam area, New Mexico. 8 beats shared 126 checklists accounting for 704 species.

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Collaborative List – October 2018

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Elephant Butte Dam area, New Mexico. Hwy 469, near Tucumcari New Mexico. Jamaica Bay, Big Egg Marsh. Jamaica Bay, Big Egg Marsh. Jamaica Bay, Big Egg Marsh. Jamaica Bay, Big Egg Marsh. Cattle Tyrant – Machetornis rixosa. Violet-crowned Hummingbird – Amazilia violiceps. 12 Oct 2018.

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Collaborative list – December 2018

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Jamaica Bay, Big Egg Marsh. Jamaica Bay, Big Egg Marsh. Cattle Egret – Bubulcus ibis. Cattle Tyrant – Machetornis rixosa. Elephant Butte Dam area, New Mexico. Hwy 469, near Tucumcari New Mexico. Stormwater Treatment Area 5/6. 13 Jan 2018. Wandering Whistling-Duck – Dendrocygna arcuata.

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