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Adventures of a Louisiana Birder: One Year, Two Wings, Three Hundred Species–A Book Review

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Louisiana is a magical place to bird. At the same time I was ogling Scissor-tailed Flycatchers and Upland Sandpipers, Marybeth Lima was also birding Louisiana. The book focuses on two listing events: her 2012 Louisiana Big Year and her 2016 Louisiana 300 Year. ’ What was left to write about?

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Birds of Bolivia: Field Guide–A Book Review

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This is more than eBird reports–a checklist generated from the citizen science database lists only 1,413 species. of Louisiana State University is a long-time member and currently Acting Chair of the SACC. This unfortunately happens with the large Tanager (Thraupidae) family here. Van Remsen, Jr.

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Latest high-level bird taxonomy summarized in recent paper

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The relationships among these families have been pretty well sorted out, and the entire clade belongs in a clade of landbirds ( passerines, parrots, diurnal raptors, mousebirds, owls , etc.) A clade Mayr calls Picocoraciae is well-supported and includes rollers, kingfishers, bee-eaters, motmots, woodpeckers, hornbills , and hoopoes.

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Collaborative list – August 2018

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Can the whole family live together in harmony during the school holidays? Louisiana Waterthrush – Parkesia motacilla. Mark Hatfield Marine Science Center and Estuary Trail. Mark Hatfield Marine Science Center and Estuary Trail. Mark Hatfield Marine Science Center and Estuary Trail. Bravo if you have.

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