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A Year of Birding in Costa Rica- Highlights and a Few Birds Missed

10,000 Birds

2022 gave me a fair share of wonderful birds and birding experiences. Those kept me below the 700 species threshhold but I won’t complain about 691 species. In Costa Rica, seeing 48 hummingbird species means seeing nearly all of the regular ones. With those birds, I already have some highlights for 2023.

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The Kirtland’s Warbler: The Story of a Bird’s Fight Against Extinction and the People Who Saved It: A Book Review

10,000 Birds

It’s the warbler that is often the last unchecked species on birders’ life lists and, whether you list or not, for most of us observing it is a once in a lifetime experience. Fish and Wildlife Service endangered species list. The warbler is on the road to being delisted from the Endangered Species List.

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The Case for Adding the U.S. Territories in the Caribbean to the ABA Area

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There are arguments for adding all territories, but experience demonstrates that the ABA moves glacially when it comes to the ABA Area. For example, the Endangered Species Act and Migratory Bird Treaty Act—America’s most important avian conservation laws—apply in both territories. The only other populated U.S.

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Reflections on Five Years of Blogging

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Nevertheless, five years seems a good time to reflect on the blogging experience. I initially thought I would focus on the intersection of birding and the law and birding on federal public lands, and I have done lots of posts on those topics. Bird researchers are good people! I even wrote not one but two posts about birdfeeder patents.

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Reflections on Five Years of Blogging

10,000 Birds

Nevertheless, five years seems a good time to reflect on the blogging experience. I initially thought I would focus on the intersection of birding and the law and birding on federal public lands, and I have done lots of posts on those topics. Bird researchers are good people! I even wrote not one but two posts about birdfeeder patents.