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My eBird Citizen Science Experiment

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And what is the trend of those Belgrade rookeries? And that is where I started to experiment with the eBird. As I said, Rooks breed within villages, towns and cities, such as Belgrade with about 2 mil people, where street tree lines, especially of London Planes, become the favourite breeding spots. We do not know.

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Why Do I Keep a Neighborhood Bird List?

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I keep year and life lists on eBird, which helps scientists collect and analyze movement and population trends, but most of my daily lists originate in areas I tread on a weekly or even daily basis. . “Well…” was my first answer, as I struggled to articulate all the reasons I regularly noted the birdlife in my neighborhood.

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A Few Highlights from the Annual Bird Count at Cano Negro Wildlife Refuge, Costa Rica

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Hopefully, we can eventually turn that trend around. As with previous counts in Cano Negro , many thanks goes to Tatiana and Renato of Cano Negro Experience for doing a fantastic job of organizing and coordinating the count. Sharing a Memorable Birdy Day. If you plan on visiting Costa Rica, think about visiting Cano Negro for birding.

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What the rings reveal

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However, in recent years there’s been a growing trend to mark bigger birds, such as wildfowl and waders, with either colour rings, or Darvic plastic rings. That’s why the current trend to radio-tag birds reveals so much more than ringing, though it is of course vastly more expensive. One assumes Iceland, but there’s no proof.

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Our Favorite Bird Books (and one pair of Binoculars) of 2022

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There was no overriding subject trend, as we’ve seen in recent years, rather a diversity of topics and approaches. Lees and Gilroy delineate vagrancy status and trends for every bird family worldwide, highlighting examples, synthesizing research, and framing it all with their own thoughts and conclusions.

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What’s up with the Hook-billed Kites?

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But in 2020 I personally saw thousands of Waxwings in a dozen or so sites, and every one of my birder friends across the country had a similar experience. Still, this is a very clear trend. Most years, there are no more than a few dozen reports of this species across the region. This year, the sightings are less, so far. (I

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Best Bird of the Weekend (Second of December 2015)

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But I wonder how these trends are impacting every other species on Earth… yes, sometimes I can think of someone besides myself! If you’ve blogged about your weekend experience, you should include a link in your comment. Considering how cold the area I live in usually is, this balmy December suits me fine.

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