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Cerulean Warbler Gets a Boost in Colombia

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and Colombia respectively, have secured thirteen new conservation easements in Colombia with private landowners that will protect important habitat for the Cerulean Warbler – North America’s fastest declining neotropical migrant songbird. Wicked, right? • Explore These Related Posts More Habitat for Snowy Plover?

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Soccer Player Kicks Owl on Field?

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home about advertise archives birds conservation contact galleries links reviews subscribe Browse: Home / Asides / Soccer Player Kicks Owl on Field? Soccer Player Kicks Owl on Field? By Mike • March 2, 2011 • 3 comments Tweet Share During a soccer game in Colombia, a player kicked an owl that was on the field.

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What Flies Over Costa Rica in the Night?

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In Costa Rica, a lot of those birds fly right overhead. If the wind carries them on, maybe they will go to Panama, or even make it to Colombia. No sparrows or migrant juncos nor hardly any Yellow-rumpeds and forget about Orange-crowned (a serious mega around here!) An Eastern Kingbird on its way to the Amazon.

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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. Colombia usually gets the number one spot for GBD (most bird species for any country, no surprise there) but any country with a high total can and does use the results to their advantage.

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The American Birding Expo, Philly-Style

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Aisles of exhibitors tempted visitors with birding trips to such far-flung locations as Colombia, Kenya, and Sri Lanka, and grown men and women got all kid-in-a-candy-store at the optics booths. including an enlightening visit by the Audubon Center’s resident Eastern Screech Owls , Scooter and Sam, and Great Horned Owl Oden (at right).

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Recent Changes to the Costa Rica Bird List

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Screech-Owls! The revolution of splitting small owl species has finally caught up to Costa Rica. Rumor has it that Choco Screech-Owl might also make it onto the list. How about Steely-vented Hummingbird in Colombia? Not every list has Great Tinamou on it. And that’s not all! Hummingbird changes.

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Would You Move to Another Country… for the Birds?

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Last week, I received an email from an American couple that has recently moved to Morelia; they found me right here on 10,000 Birds. You could probably achieve an even higher diversity of species in some other areas of the world, such as Costa Rica, Colombia, Brazil, or Borneo. Fame suits me, I must humbly admit.)

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