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Birding Shanghai in June 2023

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Cattle Egrets are thoroughly modern birds – they were among the first species to ditch mailed letters for faxes, then switched to email early, and now (at least in China) mostly communicate by WeChat. They are also early adopters with regard to their foraging – nowadays mostly following tractors rather than cattle.

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What to Do at High Island When the Winds are South

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Seaside Sparrows were singing on both sides and occasionally popped up to give us a view before diving deep back into the Spartina grass, hopefully getting ready to nest. Seaside Sparrow. At the end of the road, we found two Nelson’s Sparrows who quickly flew out to a tiny bit of land in the channel. Eastern Meadowlark.

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Better Birding: A Book Review (& a New Year’s goal)

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To an intermediate-level birder like me, the material in Better Birding –highly focused, detailed, based on the latest research and years of field experience– is daunting, but also fascinating. Sullivan are birders as well as writers, researchers, and organizational administrators, and this makes a big difference.

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The Amazing Exploding Dove Meets Montana

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We remember starlings not skylarks, House Sparrows not Eurasian Tree Sparrows , Cattle Egrets not… well, whatever we’ve forgotten because it didn’t do as well as the Cattle Egrets. Fish & Wildlife comes in response to a lawsuit brought by the Center for Biological Diversity. Get yours today!

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Collaborative list – December 2018

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Hopland Research and Extension Center (restricted access). Jodrey State Fish Pier. fishing beach. Cattle Egret – Bubulcus ibis. African Fish-Eagle – Haliaeetus vocifer. Cattle Tyrant – Machetornis rixosa. Ridgway’s Rail – Rallus obsoletus. El Centenario Tidal Flats. 01 Jan 2018.

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Collaborative List – February 2018

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Cattle Egret – Bubulcus ibis. Hopland Research and Extension Center (restricted access). Uzdin fish farm (Private access, must have permission to enter). Fish Crow – Corvus ossifragus. Hopland Research and Extension Center (restricted access). Hopland Research and Extension Center (restricted access).

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Collaborative List – October 2018

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Cassin’s Sparrow – Peucaea cassinii. Sagebrush Sparrow – Artemisiospiza nevadensis. fishing beach. LeConte’s Sparrow – Ammospiza leconteii. Baird’s Sparrow – Centronyx bairdii. Henslow’s Sparrow – Centronyx henslowii. 06 Oct 2018. 03 Oct 2018.

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