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Birding Sepilok, Borneo (Part 2)

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Though in terms of aesthetics, their nests are not much to look at – a paper (in Thai, but with an English summary) describes the nest as “a bulky, untidy ball hanging from the tip of a branch of stick with an average height of 1.39 The dangers of being a geologist.

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What to Do at High Island When the Winds are South

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Bolivar Flats Shorebird Sanctuary was an amazing and unexpected treat, but that’s because I failed to do my research. My particular favorite terns were the Sandwich Terns, a bird I rarely see in any numbers and just generally good looking with that natty yellow-tipped bill. Eastern Meadowlark. Bolivar Flats & Rettilon Road.

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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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Ackerman’s new book is about owls and owl research–the knowledge recently and currently being discovered through DNA analysis, new-tech tracking and monitoring, and old-fashioned fieldwork under the auspices of organizations like the Global Owl Project and the Owl Research Institute.

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Hornbills of Sabah

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The latter is even captured in a somewhat gruesome video , in which the hornbill plucks a caged bird out of its cage and kills and eats it. At 15h59, the female picked up the fourth chick and killed it by repeatedly crushing it with her beak. Then she tried to feed it to the remaining chicks.

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At Sea With the Marine Birds of the Raincoast: A Book Review

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This is the story of Fox’s experiences on board the Achiever, the research vessel of the Raincoast Conservation Foundation. It’s a small group of 10 to 12 researchers and crew members, and Fox is the sole person responsible for the bird surveys. In the water I find a single black-tipped feather as their only trace.

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Collaborative List – May 2018

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Jamaica Bay, Big Egg Marsh. Breezy Point Tip. Hopland Research and Extension Center (restricted access). Jamaica Bay, Big Egg Marsh. Breezy Point Tip. 301 N Virginia Dare Trl, Kill Devil Hills US-NC (36.0166,-75.6573). Stormwater Treatment Area 5/6. 13 Jan 2018. Western Australia. 01 Jan 2018. 06 Jan 2018.

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Collaborative List – October 2018

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Jamaica Bay, Big Egg Marsh. Jamaica Bay, Big Egg Marsh. Jamaica Bay, Big Egg Marsh. Jamaica Bay, Big Egg Marsh. 301 N Virginia Dare Trl, Kill Devil Hills US-NC (36.0166,-75.6573). 301 N Virginia Dare Trl, Kill Devil Hills US-NC (36.0166,-75.6573). White-tipped Sicklebill – Eutoxeres aquila.

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