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JULY 22, 2014

Also, feral Cats on islands seem to be a serious problem, causing the extirpation of some indigenous species. A hungry feral Cat in Minnesota goes and finds new prey in an area it previously had not explored, leaving the last few of one or another bird species alone for a while. They are invasive species.

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Feral Cats North America Feral Cats 256

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European Robin The start of the pier immediately produced two of Ijmuiden’s typical species, Purple Sandpiper and Rock Pipit. Ruddy Turnstone To conclude the visit, I checked out the area around the Kennemermeer , were several duck species can sometimes be seen.

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Netherlands Birds Ducks Breeding 191

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FEBRUARY 8, 2023

We typically celebrate sightings and not a change in air temperature or moisture content. Even species that do not undergo visible changes (to us, at least) begin to behave differently. Bearing witness to the cyclical fluctuations of the seasons is a boon to the psyche on a level that tends to go unnoticed and unannounced.

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Cattle Bears Breeding Animal 192

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APRIL 30, 2023

The Terns were quite content loafing on the highway and flying off when the limited traffic approached as you can see above. The cattle moved away from the flooded areas and the area beside the highway is home to many species of birds. We did not get the huge flocks of locusts this year like we did in 2021.

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Cattle Ducks Species Birds 147

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JULY 22, 2021

Surrounded by native plants and at the edge of the woods, her feeders were always hotspots for interesting migratory and wintering species. On this particular day, I wanted to see one species and one species only: the Purple Finch. I never expected another opportunity to see a Purple Finch in 2021.

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Florida Breeding Birds Sparrows 264

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JULY 25, 2021

It is quite content running about in quite deep water up to its body. Our sub species is Egretta garzetta immaculata. However, we do occasionally observe the vagrant sub species Egretta garzetta garzetta and that does have yellow feet. There is only ever one Little Egret and it runs around in the shallows of the Indian Ocean.

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Fish Australia Breeding Species 237

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FEBRUARY 1, 2022

At the very least appreciated for their hard-shell adaptation, the way they quietly survive in ponds, rivers, oceans, islands, forests, even, for a few species, deserts, and, if you are of a certain age, their cultural depiction as ninja warriors. Turtles are the reptile everybody loves. 84 © Getty Images/Resschke, p.

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Turtles Tortoises Family Terrapins 208

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JANUARY 31, 2021

This species is easier to find in Derby than Broome and the Derby wharf is a good place to go and observe them. The Kimberley Flycatcher had previously been a sub-species of the Lemon-bellied Flycatcher , but is now a species in its own right as of August 2019. It is even better if they are content to be photographed!

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Australia 2014 2019 Species 182

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OCTOBER 17, 2021

The header photo is the new Great Bowerbirds ‘ bower and the photos below show the contents. Cygnet Park continues to be a good location for observing Olive-backed Orioles and many other bird species. These Great Bowerbirds really do like nails and screws! Great Bowerbird bower and stolen nails and screws.

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Abandon Abandoning Abandonment Humane 254

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DECEMBER 22, 2021

Some of the commonest species found throughout Trinidad and Tobago are American Redstart , Yellow Warbler , and Northern Waterthrush. Finding any warblers besides these and the three resident species requires considerable good fortune. Somehow, I couldn’t peg it to any of my familiar yard species.

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Trinidad 2015 Suffering Cats 255

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NOVEMBER 10, 2021

The curfew is expected to be lifted at the end of this month, so perhaps in December I’ll have some different content to share here. On an island, species are particularly vulnerable to anthropogenic pressures and only two of the nine species of native seedeaters in T&T persist today in isolated pockets.

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Trinidad Groups Species Blackbirds 348

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APRIL 21, 2022

With more than 950 bird species, including over 350 endemics, Australia is an impressive birding country… or a birding continent. At first, she thought that she wouldn’t include any sites with less than a 100 species, but soon gave up on that distinction, including several islands with only a handful of species, but a lot of birds.

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Australia Experience Experiments Species 217

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MAY 31, 2023

Comprising two species, these mimids are as full of charisma as many of the more familiar mockingbirds, catbirds, and thrashers. Both species seem near-mythical, birds that almost encourage the viewer to follow them as they interact with their habitat. Yet, both species are not known to coexist on the same island.

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Madagascar Litter Species Groups 130

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OCTOBER 21, 2021

When you mention “Africa” to a birder, it is likely that at least two thirds will instantly think “Kenya”, and for a good reason: it is home to over 1,060 bird species and boasts many globally important birding areas. Each site gets from 2 to 5 pages (but mostly 3-4). Endemics are indicated with a bracket “(E)”.

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Kenya Africa South Africa Penguins 264

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AUGUST 6, 2021

For a second time in a month, we have a new double India Pale Ale featuring a species of bird famous for its appearance on the classic vintage Guinness advertisements drawn by artist John Gilroy in the 1930s and ‘40s. Two weeks ago, it was a pantless thunder goose – er, ostrich. Good birding and happy drinking!

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India Ostriches Illinois Neglecting 264

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AUGUST 7, 2023

For birders, the Wolongshan area is like a poorer cousin of Balangshan – due to the lower elevation, the bird species here are more common and thus less interesting. Some Chinese Babax waste part of their lives feeding chicks of Large Hawk Cuckoos, which parasitize the babax species.

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Hamburgers Birds Science China 220

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OCTOBER 14, 2021

It has some interesting characteristics – its high elevation at about 3200 meters, its salt content, and its alkalinity (as it does not have any outflows). Not the kind of behavior that makes a management consultant like me appreciate a species. The Tibetan plateau also has a crane species breeding here, the Black-necked Crane.

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China Birds Fish 2006 231

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JULY 9, 2021

The name of my 10,000 Birds beat is ‘Birds and Stuff from Down Under’ This foolish title is certainly broad enough to include content from my near neighbours. It is a story of recent and future conservation efforts within New Zealand to conserve their endemic bird species. I am not sure what I liked the best.

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New Zealand Feral Animals Feral Parrots 263

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DECEMBER 2, 2021

But when I felt familiar with perhaps half of the species around my town, I started to feel that my field guide is now too bulky and too hefty to carry, and that was the era before smartphones and phone apps. of January 2019, which resulted in 10,711 species, 40 orders, 246 families and 2,313 genera. Subspecies are not included.

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Birds Botswana Africa Ecuador 254

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FEBRUARY 5, 2020

Trinidad and Tobago has historically had seventeen species on record, sixteen on Trinidad and six on Tobago. Oftentimes even the uncommon to scarce residents play nice, one can easily view fifteen species on a single visit to the twin island republic. And why are these new species suddenly being recorded? Climate change?

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Trinidad South America Venezuela 2019 262

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AUGUST 21, 2023

As a bird mainly feeding on seeds, it is regarded as a threat to crops (in fact, the Latin species name of oryzivora combines the words for rice, “oryza”, and eating, “vorus”). eBird calls the White-breasted Woodswallow a “chunky” bird – members of the species might find this slightly offensive.

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Zebras Thailand Philippines Birds 211

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MAY 25, 2022

They belong to either the Pipilo or Melozone genera, or perhaps both, as their taxonomy is still a point of contention. The first was strange only on a personal level, as I had never before seen a juvenile of the species. Towhees are large, ground-hugging sparrows that occur only in North America.

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Mexico North America 2015 Sparrows 219

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JULY 15, 2021

Having that in mind, it is no small miracle that Colombia still has 1965 bird species left to be covered by this guide – more than any other country in the world. Among them are 94 endemics and 101 near-endemics, 4 introduced species and only 42 vagrants. Neither have I.)

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Colombia South America 2000 Birds 264

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SEPTEMBER 3, 2019

” And, if you don’t believe them, just take a look at some of the photographic comparisons of species they present: Or, of albatross plumages: Or, read about the taxonomic confusions and scientific lapses in research on petrels, Albatrosses, storm-petrels, and diving-petrels. And, you need a boat.

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Albatross North America Birds Groups 165

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FEBRUARY 3, 2024

For the birder it is therefore more important to value birding options over the contents of the mini bar. My Kenya list of 69 species consists entirely of birds I saw during business trips to Nairobi. This is a tiny speck of green but I saw about 20 species there, and two lifers – Chimango Caracara and Spot-winged Pigeon.

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Birds Nashville Unwanted Kenya 162

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SEPTEMBER 7, 2021

There is much to enjoy and appreciate here and I only wish I could have tested out some of these species accounts in pelagic waters before writing about them (sadly, the 10,000 Birds pelagic to Antarctica was canceled this year). SCOPE & SPECIES ORGANIZATION. It covers 434 species across 9 orders and 18 families of birds.

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Albatross Penguins Groups Family 279

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SEPTEMBER 27, 2020

We were quite content to sit and watch the Black-breasted Buzzards , Australasian Grebes , Black-fronted Dotterels , and the many other birds that came for water. A Wood Sandpiper was quite content walking in front of us. Hopefully it would recover and had another of its species nearby. Wood Sandpiper.

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Rescue Zebras Birds Species 272

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JANUARY 29, 2024

The species name athertoni is derived from Lt. Unfortunately, there is not much literature on the species except for the inevitable analysis of the mitochondrial genome. As usual in China, there are some anonymous Leaf Warbler species – but who cares, apart from Bella of Alpinebirding ?

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Squirrels Birds China Bears 140

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JUNE 26, 2022

Rufous Whistlers are a common species in our garden and live in the bush just over the back fence, but they are not too keen to be photographed! However, not every bird species has a street. There is a lot of mistletoe in flower at the moment and the Mistletoebirds are enjoying the food. It is also a good camouflage! Rufous Whistler.

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Birds Zebras Species Animal 147

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SEPTEMBER 6, 2022

While these birds are very much liked by Chinese birders, the species could unfortunately not be named the National Bird of China as the Latin species name of the bird is Grus Japonicus. From my home in Shanghai, it is about a four-hour drive to the North to Yancheng, a place to look for Red-crowned Cranes in winter.

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Birds Eggs Bald Eagle Owls 213

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APRIL 4, 2023

That’s 18 species in one book. This is more than a collection of species accounts. There are also two pages illustrating the “Holistic Approach,” silhouettes of each species (Western birds on the left, Eastern birds on the right), that allow for comparison of structure, size, and shape.

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Los Angeles North America America Species 222

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JUNE 23, 2021

We share seven resident species with different parts of the United States: the Rock , Canyon , Cactus , (Brown-throated) House , Marsh , Sedge , and Bewick’s Wren can all be seen within a half hour of Morelia. (I When it comes to wrens, central Mexico has it pretty good. First, they answered “my” song.

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ALA United States Mexico Family 173

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MARCH 18, 2021

A typical description of the family is that of “a tropical African and Asian songbird that typically has a melodious voice and drab plumage”, another is “small, dull-colored passerine birds of Asia and Africa”, yet another states that they are “often rather plain” Individual species get even harsher reviews.

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South Africa Malaysia Africa China 236

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OCTOBER 5, 2021

Dragonflies and Damselflies of Costa Rica: A Field Guide covers 113 damselfly species and 170 dragonfly species, a total of 283 species. Wait–that adds up to 290 species, but the book only covers 283. .* Wait–that adds up to 290 species, but the book only covers 283. Paulson, William A. INTRODUCTION.

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Costa Rica North America Family America 263

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APRIL 29, 2020

Typical of the species. Both species seemed content to observe each other though. While our house is located more in the middle of the development, Jason’s is on the outskirts, bordered by wild growth and peppered with medium-large trees. The last time I had seen a Summer Tanager was during a Christmas Bird Count in 2012.

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Trinidad Birds Squirrels 2012 215

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SEPTEMBER 8, 2023

An associated issue is that the Belize and Costa Rica guides share many of the same descriptions of species, written by Howell. Similarly, descriptions of species repeated across volumes do not lose their accuracy with each publication. Other species are splits and lumped and have had their names changed. Why are these issues?

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Costa Rica Belize El Salvador Birds 224

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OCTOBER 10, 2019

This guide describes the 125 best birding sites for both common and rare species, covering Myanmar, Thailand, Laos (officially Lao PDR), Cambodia, Vietnam, Malaysia, Singapore, Brunei, Indonesia, the Philippines and Timor Leste. The 125 Best Bird Watching Sites in Southeast Asia, edited by Yong Ding Li & Low Bing Wen.

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Asia Laos Myanmar Indonesia 230