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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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Jennifer Ackerman points out in the introduction to What the Owl Knows: The New Science of the World’s Most Enigmatic Birds , that we don’t know much, but that very soon we may know a lot more. What the Owl Knows: The New Science of the World’s Most Enigmatic Birds is a joyous, fascinating read.

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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 I am sure one could make a very boring movie based on the events described in this paper.

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National Audubon Society Birds of North America: A Guide Review

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inches, 3 pounds, 624 pages; the additional width and weight, though not that much, seem to be tipping points, making the Audubon guide look and feel more massive than it really is. Plate 28 from Audubon Bird Guide, Eastern Land Birds, by Richard H. This is a fairly large book: 907 pages; 7.38

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Birding Shanghai in October 2022

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I used to play Subbuteo as a kid … a kind of tip-kick football game that was named after this species (apparently, the inventors first wanted to name the game “Hobby” but that was rejected as too generic, or so the story goes). The Eurasian Hobby was another notable raptor of the month.

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Collaborative List – August 2017

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Breezy Point Tip. Breezy Point Tip. Breezy Point Tip. Breezy Point Tip. Breezy Point Tip. Breezy Point Tip. Breezy Point Tip. Breezy Point Tip. Breezy Point Tip. e Park–Konjska ada/vrbak/Taverna/Stara koliba, Novi Beograd. 15 Jan 2017. Hendrickson Park. 05 Jan 2017. 01 Jan 2017.

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Collaborative List – February 2018

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Jamaica Bay, Big Egg Marsh. Mark Hatfield Marine Science Center and Estuary Trail. Mark Hatfield Marine Science Center and Estuary Trail. Breezy Point Tip. Mark Hatfield Marine Science Center and Estuary Trail. Breezy Point Tip. Stormwater Treatment Area 5/6. 13 Jan 2018. Western Australia. 01 Jan 2018.

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Collaborative List – March 2018

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White-tipped Sicklebill – Eutoxeres aquila. Breezy Point Tip. Breezy Point Tip. Breezy Point Tip. Breezy Point Tip. Breezy Point Tip. Mark Hatfield Marine Science Center and Estuary Trail. Mark Hatfield Marine Science Center and Estuary Trail. Ulva Island, South Island New Zealand.

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