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Birding Nanhui, Shanghai, in September 2021

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Then, I was not sure whether this was the right thing to do. Cattle Egrets have perfected that smudgy look. Breeding in Northern Japan and wintering in the Phillippines, some seem to take a migratory rest stop (and slight deviation) at the Shanghai coast. A happier shrike. But do we really care?

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Birding Chongming Island in summer

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Where it is not – for example, in Japan – it will have difficulties finding a partner to mate. This Cattle Egret has just read a paper stating that it would be 3.6 I gave up my US citizenship a few years ago and looking at recent events such as “Right vs. Wrong”, it was one of my better decisions.

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The Amazing Exploding Dove Meets Montana

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So right now I’m feeling pretty good about Eurasian Collared-doves. 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. Wicked, right? Hat-tip to Stella.

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Layover in Singapore

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Mike’s comments regarding his recent stopover in Japan struck a chord that has been resonating within me for a week or two. The path along the right (east) bank of the river leads along a cycle path with Asian Koels , Yellow-vented Bulbuls , Laced Woodpeckers and Oriental Magpie Robins all likely. You may also find familiar faces.

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From Today's New York Times

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No wonder rBGH has been banned in Europe, Canada, Japan, Australia and New Zealand. Consumers are right to be wary; rBGH threatens to undermine the safety of nature’s most perfect food. June 29, 2007 The writers are cattle ranchers. Dr. Miller’s argument distracts from the real concerns over rBGH. To the Editor: Dr. Henry I.

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Birding Shanghai in May 2023 – Part 2

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Well, yes, if you phrase it as if it is, such as in this paper titled “Marine and terrestrial food chain links” In another paper , Large-billed Crows in Japan were made to listen to either the Japanese language or the Dutch language. I hope he is right. Is it worth a scientific paper if a Large-billed Crow eats a fish?

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Collaborative list – February 2020

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9 beats visited 9 countries (China, Costa Rica, USA, UK, India, Australia, Jamaica , Serbia and Japan) and submitted 151 checklists when they got back. Cattle Egret – Bubulcus ibis. Note; The Megalomanagement reserve the right to refuse to gift prizes on the grounds that they are The Megalomanagement. Just me then?

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