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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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The Domestic Turkey and the First Thanksgiving

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Thus, the cattle we raise for meat and dairy are sometimes called Bos taurus while the extinct wild form is always called Bos primigenius. The Wild Turkey was used as a food source by Native Americans throughout its range, as far as I know, but in Central Mexico, it was domesticated by horticultural people. Which would be weird.

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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. Hopland Research and Extension Center (restricted access). Cattle Egret – Bubulcus ibis. Cattle Tyrant – Machetornis rixosa. Hopland Research and Extension Center (restricted access). Alphabetic Taxonomic. 01 Jan 2018.

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Collaborative List – October 2018

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Elephant Butte Dam area, New Mexico. Hwy 469, near Tucumcari New Mexico. Cattle Tyrant – Machetornis rixosa. Hopland Research and Extension Center (restricted access). Hopland Research and Extension Center (restricted access). Hopland Research and Extension Center (restricted access). 12 Oct 2018.

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Collaborative list – December 2018

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Hopland Research and Extension Center (restricted access). Cattle Egret – Bubulcus ibis. Cattle Tyrant – Machetornis rixosa. Hopland Research and Extension Center (restricted access). Hopland Research and Extension Center (restricted access). Elephant Butte Dam area, New Mexico. 01 Jan 2018.

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Combined Beats’ List – September

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Contributions this month have come from; Costa Rica, USA, Australia, Mexico, Serbia, South Africa, UK, Botswana, Ethiopia, Nigeria, Saudi Arabia and Iran. La Paz, Mexico. International Birding and Research Center Eilat (IBRCE). Cattle Egret – Bubulcus ibis. La Paz, Mexico. Western Australia. 19 Jan 2016.

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