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Highs and Lows from the Champions of the Flyway Bird Race in Eilat, Israel

10,000 Birds

Today, I am writing about another very birdy place and an event that I was very fortunate to have experienced, the Champions of the Flyway Bird Race in Eilat, Israel. Sharing those special birds with so many like-minded people of all ages may have been the most magical experience on race day. Waiting for the sandgrouse.

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Big Day Birding in Costa Rica- Strategies and Constraints

10,000 Birds

Looking for terns, White-eyed Gulls , and other seabirds from North Beach, Eilat, Israel during Champions of the Flyway. Scouting can also turn up rare birds, fruiting and flowering trees, and maybe even an owl roost. That said, this year, it barely happened, and that disturbing experience brings me to my next point.