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The First Bird Tracking Station Is Up and Running in Costa Rica

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In October, it’s what’s happening in Costa Rica. Our big month of bird movements in Costa Rica, the 10th month of the year, is when most of the swallows, Scarlet Tanagers , thrushes, and other species on the South American express push through. What Scarlet Tanagers look like in October Costa Rica.

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Halfway Through the Year and Still a Lot More Birds to See in Costa Rica

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It was freedom from studies and classrooms, and the weather also made it possible to play baseball, video games, tag, and (in my case), study bird books and look for birds. Crested Caracaras are a lot more common in Costa Rica. At least that’s how I feel.

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McKee Project Expands Work into Guatemala and Other Latin American Countries

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Although they are best known for their work in Costa Rica, they also work in Mexico and Panama. Tags: spay and neuter latin america. At the end of 2007, the World Society for the Protection of Animals selected the McKee Project to work on spay/neuter programs in Guatemala.

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I’m Not Hanging Noodles On Your Ears

4 The Love Of Animals

To change the fishes’ water>to urinate (Spanish, Costa Rica). Tags: books. To hang all the dogs>to blame someone else (Russian). A dog’s fart>nonsense (Chinese). Here the donkey falls>there’s the rub (the important part) (Italian). Climb a tree to catch a fish>attempt the impossible (Chinese).

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I and the Bird #145

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Submit a link and summary to your best recent post about birding or wild birds to me or our next outstanding host, Pat O’Donnell at Costa Rica Living and Birding. Tags: iatb • Have you seen the cool 10,000 Birds t-shirts? …and we really need hosts. Get yours today!

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Manky Muscovy Ducks

10,000 Birds

Slimbridge Wetland Centre (c) Mike Fuller @Riverhead, NY (c) Joe Kelly Magnificent Muscovy (c) Karen Davis Tags: ducks , features , manky , muscovy • Have you seen the cool 10,000 Birds t-shirts? Patrick ODonnell Mar 2nd, 2011 at 10:45 pm Plenty of “manky&# Muscovies down here in Costa Rica! Get yours today!

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Where America dreams of/goes birding?

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21%: Costa Rica. The high position of Costa Rica comes as no surprise and yet, with more than one fifth of the total votes, I was a bit surprised how strong its 1st place is. Interestingly, the respondents felt no need to further elaborate why, presuming that everyone knows why they should bird Costa Rica.