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Some Hokkaido Winter Passerines

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” A group of nine researchers published a paper titled “Exploring the fecal microbiome of the Eurasian Nuthatch (Sitta europaea)” Makes you wonder what they talked about during their lunch breaks. People tend to eat more food when in company. The same was shown for Eurasian Siskins ( source ).

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Birding Tanjung Aru Beach, Kota Kinabalu, Malaysia

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It seems there is not much research done specifically on Blue-naped Parrots – the only paper I could find featuring the species was from 1981 and had the somewhat unappealing title “A Preliminary Study Comparing the Pharmacokinetics of Ampicillin Given Orally and Intramuscularly to Psittacines: Amazon Parrots (Amazond spp.)

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What Is An Ornithologist?

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As the company has been introducing me to the rest of the staff and clients, a description of my talents caught my attention. Another challenge to bird research is that it is woefully underfunded and relies heavily on citizen science. In one document, I was referred to as a “self-taught ornithologist.”

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Birds of Bolivia: Field Guide–A Book Review

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It can take a bit of research to figure these notes out, especially when they are citing taxonomic differences (Riparian [Blackish] Antbird, for example, is treated differently in three of the four taxonomic systems), but it is tremendously helpful just to know that there is an issue to be researched.

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Bird Books for Children: From Colors & Shapes to Discovering Central Park

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Each spread presents two birds of a color–Red (Scarlet Tanager and Northern Cardinal), Pink (Greater Flamingo and Roseate Spoonbill), and so one, with the last spread presenting two colors–Black and White (Downy Woodpecker and Black-and-White Warbler).

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National Audubon Society Birds of North America: A Guide Review

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In the publishing world, the Audubon series became famous as proof that packaging firms like Chanticleer could work successfully with respected publishing firms and the company went on to package many other titles for Knopf, including, in 2000, a new field guide called The Sibley Guide to Birds. (If These are all informative and current.

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Casa Tangara dowii, Costa Rica: to claim our feathery gold

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In 1978 two researchers from Harvard University were impressed by these quetzal-filled cloud forests, published photographs in the United States, and the Chacóns began to host increasing numbers of American birders. They became accustomed to feeding the visiting fishermen, and in 1971 they built a small cabin for guests.