Sat.Jan 14, 2017 - Fri.Jan 20, 2017

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Loggerhead Shrikes breakfast

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Loggerhead Shrikes are well known for their hunting skills, chasing down lizards, various insects, small rodents and even an occasional snake. It is not uncommon to find results of their skills, in the form of a lizard or other trophy, left on a cactus thorn or barbwire, there for a future meal. A couple of weeks ago, I was in one of my favorite arroyos, when one of these beautiful birds landed right above my head.

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Listening to a Continent Sing

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Mark Gamin, a Cleveland lawyer, likes both birds and books, which makes him an ideal birding book reviewer. He previously reviewed Cat Wars: The Devastating Consequences of a Cuddly Killer for 10,000 Birds. If you’re a birder, it would be wonderful to know all the songs and calls, and if you’re a bicyclist, it would be wonderful to ride across the United States.

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Where Are You Birding This Third Weekend of January 2017?

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In times of great transformation, we find stability and comfort in those things untouched by change. Your world today may feel different from the one you inhabited yesterday. Whether you are celebrating or marching this weekend, take a moment to look up: birds will still be flying. I need to transition from tropical to boreal birds and start adding Rochester winter specialties to my list this weekend.

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Thoughts for the Day

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Last night I lay awake from 4 am til almost 5, worrying about the black-footed ferrets I met in Montana and the humans who had devoted their lives to helping them. While birders come from a whole range of different political positions and philosophical backgrounds, it is impossible to deny that a healthy environment is a huge benefit to each of us and the life we love.

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Best Bird of the Weekend (Second of January 2017)

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Two weeks into January, most birders cannot help but have new birds on their new year list. Lucky are those, though, who have added new birds to their life list since 2017 began. New birds early in new years set an excellent tone for what is to come. But maybe that’s just my lifer buzz talking. Corey and I just spent our first day blitzing Puerto Rico and pulled some sweet sightings.

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Holy Island, Northumberland

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In Broome our lives evolve around the tides, because there is up to ten metres of movement on the largest tides. If you are interested in observing shorebirds at roost or feeding you need to ultimately turn to a tide chart to see where the sea is and if there will be any birds visible! Broome’s tide chart for 2017 is here. If you want to observe the shorebirds roosting along our coastline then it is best to wait until after the high tide and they will be more relaxed and not under pressur

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West Coast NP – Blooming Marvelous

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In late August and early September the sensational West Coast National Park, north of Cape Town, is high on the list of visiting tourists. Not because of the birds but because of the flowers – the arid scrublands give way to a sea of flowers in the way many deserts can do from time to time, but here at least the rains are more predictable. I had previously visited the park in the summer, and while pretty it had been tricky to bird and I hadn’t hit a single target.

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Tokyo Port Wild Bird Park.

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A quick search of the 10,000 Birds archives turned over very little in the way of Japanese birding and since I have just returned from Tokyo, having fulfilled an ambition to visit Oi Bird Park, I shall pad out our Japanese content a little. There are two international airports that serve Tokyo; Narita and Haneda. A layover in Narita was written up by Mike, but more and more traffic is being routed through Haneda these days and there are a couple of sites within easy reach of the airport if you f

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