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

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And so, I turn to Better Birding: Tips, Tools & Concepts for the Field , the new book by George L. It is an intriguing choice of species. These are extremely detailed, covering distribution, behavior, and plumage by age and gender (when relevant) and comparisons with other species in and external to the group.

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Licking Clay: the Macaws of Tambopata, Peru

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UNLESS that is you get yourself down to the internationally-renowned Tambopata Research Centre in southern Peru where literally hundreds of macaws (and other parrots) congregate around a 50 meter high clay bank. These threats are further exacerbated by the naturally low reproductive rates of these cavity-nesting birds.

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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. Especially of all the species that had been introduced to the US. Hat-tip to Stella. Get yours today! Wicked, right?

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Collaborative List – August 2017

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They submitted 144 checklists, noting 628 species adding 72 to the year’s running total bringing it to 1890. Breezy Point Tip. Breezy Point Tip. Breezy Point Tip. Breezy Point Tip. Breezy Point Tip. Breezy Point Tip. Breezy Point Tip. Great Tinamou – Tinamus major. 15 Jan 2017.

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Collaborative List – February 2018

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They found 673 species and advanced the yearly total to 1019. Breezy Point Tip. Cattle Egret – Bubulcus ibis. Hopland Research and Extension Center (restricted access). Breezy Point Tip. White-tipped Dove – Leptotila verreauxi. This month is when the hard work to fill the winter quota is put in.

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Collaborative List – March 2018

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During March, 11 beats shared 122 checklists to accumulate 680 species from 8 countries; USA, Costa Rica, Serbia, India, Australia, New Zealand, UK and Japan. White-tipped Sicklebill – Eutoxeres aquila. Hopland Research and Extension Center (restricted access). Hopland Research and Extension Center (restricted access).

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Collaborative List – April 2018

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Their 185 checklists contained 951 species during April! Breezy Point Tip. Cattle Egret – Bubulcus ibis. Hopland Research and Extension Center (restricted access). Breezy Point Tip. White-tipped Dove – Leptotila verreauxi. Expanding that for the year so far gives 795 / 1512. 01 Jan 2018.

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