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

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… – part 2 – Once I finish this writing, with a strange mix of emotions I will put the Lynx field guide Birds of Colombia to the bookshelf for the first time, more than half a year after I received it. Indigenous community of El Remanso, right underneath the imposing monoliths of Cerros de Mavecure.

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A Global Big Day Strategy for Costa Rica

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The folks at eBird (those would be the ones behind this mass birding and data collection initiative) have sent three teams to count birds in the Yucatan, one for each country that shares this region of avian importance. It’s easier on logistics, cuts costs, and better for a much needed good rest before doing your kung-fu birding thing.

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The Glitter in the Green: In Search of Hummingbirds–A Hummer Book Review

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There is a photo of him caring for a White-chinned Sapphire in the book, the only human pictured in Dunn’s 16-page collection of hummingbird photographs, and it is inspiring. He sat…his crown giving searing shafts of violet as the light caught the feathers at just the right angle. Jonas D’Abronzo.

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Which Bird Species Have Gone Extinct in Costa Rica?

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Must be a joke, right? A vagrant from northern Colombia isn’t out of the question but we are still waiting for that local mega to happen. This Costa Rican enigma came to light after being collected by C. So far, the story about this strange bird ends right where it started because it hasn’t been seen since.

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Best* Bird Books, Binoculars, Bottles** of Booze, and Backpacks of the Bygone Year

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The holidays started early this year, with the first night of Hannukah coming right at the end of Thanksgiving weekend! We review what the publishers, distillers, or manufacturers send us, or what catches our collective eye, or what we have time for. Each image is accompanied by a page of prose detail on the bird (e.g., Dragan). ==.

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Surpassing 300 Species in Costa Rica on Global Big Day, 2019

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This happens in Peru, Colombia, Panama, Costa Rica and other major birdy places because GBD isn’t just viewed as a day to watch birds. It’s when a country can have massive, community-based, collective marketing for birding tourism. Tropical Screech-Owls from the second growth!

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We Interrupt Regularly Scheduled.

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There had been a collective sign of relief at Barack Obama’s election in the U.S., The school is best known for producing Latin American officers who have committed major human rights abuses, including military coups. (5) It did not take much imagination to envision the turmoil sweeping through every Latin American capital.

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