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Spectacled Petrel Surprise- New Species for Costa Rica!

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The most recent additions have included edge-loving birds like the Crimson-backed Tanager , an expected species that was finally documented for the country within the past year, and Bare-faced Ibis , an aquatic edge species also recently documented for Panama.

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Baby Bird Identification: A North American Guide–A Book Review

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Birds were selected based on (1) information available; (2) information available elsewhere (thus an emphasis on altricial species and limited waterfowl coverage, since they can be found elsewhere); (3) species most commonly encountered. The scarcity of information on the young of some avian species is astounding.

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Vagrancy in Birds: A Book Review

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The book is richly illustrated with contributions from a group of birders/photographers who were fortunate to see and document many of the vagrants covered. The Family Accounts are also a deeply informational, documented source of information for researchers. 220; Copyright © 2022 Tom Johnson photos p.

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Flight Paths: A Book Review Written During Migration

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Author Rebecca Heisman has crafted a book about bird migration, scientific process, and creativity that’s informative, engaging, and inspiring. Each chapter is written historically, illustrating the sometimes unexpected ways in which ideas percolate and information travels.

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Birds and Us: A 12,000 Year History from Cave Art to Conservation–A Book Review

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These birds (and their cross-references) are also included in the index and this separate listing does not include page numbers or any additional information. The Notes are on the other hand well-worth reading, including documentation of the text and additional comments, even more stories, by Birkhead.

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Tips to Use eBird for Costa Rica

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That way, we can make a regular old bird list more like an exciting digital trip report while also documenting sightings. Always nice to document your lifers, especially beauties like the Crowned Woodnymph. Before the eBird revolution, such near immediate bird sighting information for so much of the globe was never possible.

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Learning the Birds: A Book Review

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Although Henslow’s had been reliably found in nearby Sharon Springs for many years, the last documented sighting was in 2008, and the sighting startled longtime birders, waking them up to the fact that breeding sites in the state were rapidly being lost. In July 2011 a Henslow’s Sparrow was found in Ames, N.Y.,

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