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The Wonderfulness of Local Field Guides: Reviews of ABA Field Guide to Birds of Maine & Birding Guide to the Greater Pasadena Area

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we learn) that are home to coveted boreal species, breeding wood-warblers, and two species of Grouse. There are 461 species on the Maine checklist. This field guide covers 265 species, the ones most likely to be seen–residential and migratory, almost all nesting birds, many wintering birds.

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Birding Acapulco

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The third weekend of January, I travelled to the coastal city of Acapulco to give a seminar on family finances at a church there. These goods, purchased with Mexican silver, would then be transported overland through Mexico City, and shipped from Veracruz to Spain. The 29 species I added to my January list say so as well.)

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Bishan-Ang Mo Kio Park and Lower Peirce Reservoir-Singapore

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We were then able to walk down Upper Thomson Road and get public transport back to our hotel. About halfway between Marymount Road and Upper Thomson Road we had the pleasure of sitting and observing Blue-crowned Hanging Parrots. Blue-crowned Hanging Parrot. Singapore is a great place to enjoy the woodpecker family.

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Familiar Faces in Guyana

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Mealy Parrots made their presence known, and we were treated with excellent views of Blue-headed Parrot that flew into a tree we were already examining. Familiar, but beautiful regardless: Blue-headed Parrot Another small parrot species landed on a tree in the distance.

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15 Australian Birds (Episode 4)

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Gisela Kaplan has written a book about the species, and how they seem unperturbed by humans: “It’s one of their most successful defense strategies. ” The Australasian Swamphen used to think of itself as a subspecies of the Purple Swamphen but then started a self-improvement program and ended up as a full species.

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The Case for Adding the U.S. Territories in the Caribbean to the ABA Area

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Both Puerto Rico and the USVI have active birding communities that are currently excluded from full membership in the ABA family. The capital is San Juan, an important center of Caribbean culture and transportation. The USVI are smaller and have fewer habitats and, as a result, fewer bird species. The only other populated U.S.

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Panama Trip Report: April 2017

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Can a family-focused trip—even to one of the world’s most biodiverse countries—deliver enough opportunities for avian observation to satisfy this serious world birder? With enough planning, you can enjoy a family-friendly, bird-rich vacation in the Panama Canal zone. TRANSPORTATION. The view from our window at Radisson Summit.

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