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Black Rails at St. John’s National Wildlife Refuge

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Like MacArthur did when leaving the Philippines to the Japanese during World War II, I vowed to return. It took MacArthur more than two-and-a-half years to return to the Philippines triumphantly so I guess you could say I outdid him by returning to St. Mike had already explained to us that, in his experience, Black Rails at St.

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Birding Sepilok, Borneo (Part 2)

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It very effectively forms a small foraging group in this manner. I agree with eBird that the Asian Glossy Starling is “fierce-looking” Appropriately, it is an invasive species in places such as Taiwan, where some papers recommend reducing the population. My cats refuse to even try Fiery Minivets.

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Birds and People: A Book Review

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It’s relatively easy to classify birds into family groups based on physical characteristics. and also Modern Iraq, Egypt, Albania, Mexico, Poland and the Philippines. Cocker put out a call for people’s personal experiences with birds and people responded, over 600 people, most of who are credited in the Acknowledgements section.

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“The 125 Best Bird Watching Sites in Southeast Asia”

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This guide describes the 125 best birding sites for both common and rare species, covering Myanmar, Thailand, Laos (officially Lao PDR), Cambodia, Vietnam, Malaysia, Singapore, Brunei, Indonesia, the Philippines and Timor Leste.

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Birding Without Borders: A Review

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In other words, as a group Strycker’s guides are as colorful and interesting, and as much a part of the book, as the birds themselves. (He had decided, for budgetary and style reasons, to eschew professional guides and tour companies.) Most of these locals, enthusiastic about the Big Year, befriended him and let him crash on their couches.

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Woodpeckers of the World: A Photographic Guide–A Review

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To research this book, he traveled extensively to see as many woodpeckers as he could; this field experience was supplemented with museum research and consultations with other experts, plus a library of print material ranging from field guides to scientific papers. The Species Accounts vary in length from one to three pages.