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Looking for Lost Warblers at Parque Rio Loro, Costa Rica

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One such star avian family is the Setophagidae, the birds known as wood-warblers. Those would be birds like Nashville, Black-throated Blue, Prairie, and Cape-May Warblers. It was quickly followed by wintering, pearly colored Chestnut-sided Warblers , tiny Tennessees , and one smart Black-capped Wilson’s after another.

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Wood Warbler Names Done Right

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That fallacious family name seems to have encouraged all manner of knaves, dunderheads, and miscreants when time came to label species. Appropriate appellations should respect the birds, not 19th century naturalists and their friends and family. I love Nashville Warblers from every angle. Well, no more!

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The Power of Pets Initiative

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New York City; Nashville, Tenn.; In the coming months, Mars Petcare will sponsor family-focused healthy living fairs for pets and people at the following locations: New York City – The Prospect Park YMCA, October 16. Nashville, Tenn. – For it’s first year the program will premiere in YMCA locations in Washington, D.C.;

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Collaborative list – August 2018

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Can the whole family live together in harmony during the school holidays? Nashville Warbler – Oreothlypis ruficapilla. Tennessee Warbler – Oreothlypis peregrina. Is it wrong of me to go birding to get away from the kids now that they are at home all day? August is the make or break month for relationships.

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