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Fall Hawk Migration Hotspots

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Peregrine Falcon. Mississippi Kite. Super Hot-spot: Hawk Ridge, Duluth, MN – Mississippi Flyway. Super Hot-spot: Hawk Ridge, Duluth, MN – Mississippi Flyway. Fall count to date: unknown. Photo by © Mark Schraad. Super Hot-spot: Little Crawl Key, FL – Atlantic Flyway. Fall count to date: 608. Swallow-tailed Kite.

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Birds of Prey of the East & Birds of Prey of the West: Review of Two Field Guides

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There is a major difference: the Raptors guides are photographic and the Birds of Prey guides are illustrated with Wheeler’s paintings, over 1,000 images in each guide, organized with logical precision for reference, research, and comparison, with a self-evident side benefit–the portrayal of the beauty of raptors. Species Accounts.

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Panama Trip Report: April 2017

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I never researched the resort, imagining that it lacked the amenities my family wanted, but visiting for dinner allowed us to rent its grandeur without forking over the considerable room rates. Panama inflicts usurious car insurance policies on visitors, so do your research. Mississippi Kite. Collared Forest-Falcon.

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Collaborative List – August 2017

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Mississippi Kite – Ictinia mississippiensis. Forestry Research Institute of Malaysia. Forestry Research Institute of Malaysia. Forestry Research Institute of Malaysia. Forestry Research Institute of Malaysia. Forestry Research Institute of Malaysia. Barred Forest-Falcon – Micrastur ruficollis.

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National Geographic Field Guide to the Birds of North America, 7th Edition: A Field Guide Review

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“Ducks, Geese, and Swans” in the front, “Blackbirds” in the back; “Caracaras and Falcons” next to “Old World Parrots,” “Loons” about one-third of the way down the list, after “Tropicbirds” and before “Albatrosses.” Mississippi Kite, for example.

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Collaborative List – April 2018

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Mississippi Kite – Ictinia mississippiensis. Hopland Research and Extension Center (restricted access). Barred Forest-Falcon – Micrastur ruficollis. Collared Forest-Falcon – Micrastur semitorquatus. Laughing Falcon – Herpetotheres cachinnans. Red-footed Falcon – Falco vespertinus.

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Collaborative List – May 2018

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Mississippi Kite – Ictinia mississippiensis. Hopland Research and Extension Center (restricted access). Barred Forest-Falcon – Micrastur ruficollis. Collared Forest-Falcon – Micrastur semitorquatus. Laughing Falcon – Herpetotheres cachinnans. Red-footed Falcon – Falco vespertinus.

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