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Visiting Bird Service: Avian “Pet Therapy” Cheers Seniors

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As reported by the fine folks at The Dodo , after Hurricane Katrina forced Katrina “Kasia” Perkowska to evacuate, she started bringing her pet Wood Duck , Scooter, to her mother-in-law’s nursing home in Mississippi. The seniors get a positive experience from interacting with the birds. But that’s a whole ’nother rant.)

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My eBird 10th Anniversary

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In other words, eBird is effectively a complete history of my birding experiences. For me, there was the Limpkin in Loxahatchee NWR in Florida, the Atlantic Puffin at Petit Manan NWR in Maine, the Falcated Duck at Colusa NWR in California. Naturally, a walk through one’s life lists triggers memories.

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Best Bird of the Weekend (Last of April 2011)

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If you’ve blogged about your weekend experience, you should include a link in your comment. My own best bird was Caspian Tern , right on time along Lake Ontario. While pondering that, also share your best bird of the weekend! Tell us in the comments section about the rarest, loveliest, or most fascinating bird you observed.

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Meet Suliformes, one of the newest orders of birds

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Other birds with webbed feet, including ducks and geese, have only three webbed toes; the hallux (which in birds is usually the “hind toe&# and in humans, the “big toe&# ) is free. That is to say, all four of their toes are webbed. Ringer is exploring the world one bird at a time.

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Peterson Reference Guide to Seawatching: A Review by an Aspiring Seawatcher

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Written in the tradition of the classic Hawks in Flight , but very much a product of the experiences of its birder authors, this is a groundbreaking book that offers a new way of identifying migratory birds at sea to all of us who observe the waters of eastern North America with expectation and excitement. The book is fairly large (10.4

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Great Miami Winter Bird Count 2015

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However, few realize that this flat, densely populated county boasts one of the highest list totals of any county east of the Mississippi. Muscovy Duck (Domestic type): 322. Mottled Duck: 19. Ring-necked Duck: 19. For others, it is simply a launching point to Everglades National Park or the Florida Keys. Gadwall: 3.

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Panama Trip Report: April 2017

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The food was better than decent, which exceeds our experience of Panamanian cuisine at most other locations. Radisson Summit Hotel and Golf Panama really serves a superior birding experience, just by nature of the amazing forest surrounding it. Black-bellied Whistling-Duck. Mississippi Kite. Make sure you can do the same.

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