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Birding Longcanggou, Sichuan again (but maybe for the last time)

10,000 Birds

MARCH 6, 2023

Today, the national forest park is open to tourists – which in China means large groups of people in similarly large buses. Shockingly, the Ashy-throated Parrotbill apparently is a species heavily hunted for bird fighting in Guizhou Province, China ( source ). Shame on the researchers. I guess people were more flexible then.

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What the Owl Knows: The New Science of the World’s Most Enigmatic Birds: A Book Review

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JULY 4, 2023

From Hiro, we learn how Northern Pygmy Owls are “rule breakers,” not incubating eggs till all are hatched and then raising owlets that mature at the same rate even though the eggs were laid asynchronously (as most owl eggs are). They are also hunted. In some ways, this is a puzzling chapter.

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Birding Longcanggou, Sichuan again (but maybe for the last time)

What the Owl Knows: The New Science of the World’s Most Enigmatic Birds: A Book Review

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