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Birding Inirida, Colombia, or river dolphins and hoatzins, part 2

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When they surface, the tips of the snout, biosonar “melon” and dorsal fins appear simultaneously, the tail rarely showing before diving. Because of that, the bird has a manure-like odour and is only hunted by humans for food in times of dire need” [ Source ]. Photo by Paul Maury.

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Plague of Summer’s End: An Ode to the Carolina Grasshopper

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Surely they couldn’t be the same species, across a continent. The Carolina grasshopper Dissosteira carolina ranges from sea to shining sea, into Canada and nearly to the tip of Texas. Cattle Egrets might well get them when they leap out of the way of our domestic replacement bison. They can carry parasites to humans.

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Licking Clay: the Macaws of Tambopata, Peru

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The field site I am assigned to is located in one of the most diverse ecosystems in the world and home to a particularly rich avifauna that numbers well over 500 species. Hundreds of riotously colored birds representing 14 species of macaws and parrots flock and frolic together in less than fifty meters of forest canopy.

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From Today's New York Times

Animal Ethics

What we do to animals shows how we feel about other species. So why would they not insist that the cow that became their steak was treated humanely? Peters Paso Robles, Calif., And it is not just at the slaughterhouses but at the factory farms where these animals are tortured from the very beginning of their lives to the horrible end.

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Combined Beat list for 2016

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All birds are equal on this list; parking lot birds or pelagic species, breeders or fly-overs, all will be accorded the same status and each shall be worth 1 credit on the list. Breezy Point Tip. Cattle Egret – Bubulcus ibis. Breezy Point Tip. As at Saturday April 2nd we stand at 880. Montauk Point SP. 17 Jan 2016.

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Combined Beats’ List, May 2016

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All birds are equal on this list; parking lot birds or pelagic species, breeders or fly-overs, all will be accorded the same status and each shall be worth 1 credit on the list. White-tipped Plantcutter – Phytotoma rutila. Cattle Tyrant – Machetornis rixosa. Breezy Point Tip. Forest Park–Waterhole.

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Combined Beats List – June 2016

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Despite recording 370 species during the month, the list total has advanced by just 45. Just to confuse things a little, only 14 new species were recorded since June 1 st. White-tipped Plantcutter – Phytotoma rutila. Cattle Tyrant – Machetornis rixosa. Breezy Point Tip. Breezy Point Tip.

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