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Birding the Ndumo area, South Africa

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It is not particularly big but has a reported 430 bird species including migrants, though during my short stay it seems I missed most of the key attractions among them. Poor researchers Nicola Coumi and Rob Slotow failed to find anything particularly interesting about vigilance in Bronze Mannikin groups. UysI and G.

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Rancho Naturalista Lodge, Costa Rica, or in the Land of Coffee and Chocolate

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campus gardens – the Tropical Agricultural Research and Higher Education Centre, located 3 km east of the town of Turrialba. In a rock-garden in the middle of the river, one Fasciated Tiger-Heron was fishing, with both Amazon and Green Kingfishers nearby. Next goal: 1100 species, to cover about 10% of the total.

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Your Best Birds of the Year for 2012

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I even managed to shoot a video with hands trembling of excitement, probably a first of the species. Tommy Thompson Park Bird Research Station in Toronto had an extremely rare and beautiful Townsend’s Warbler x Black-throated Gray Warbler which was banded in April. Then we watched an adult and a chick feeding along the poolside.

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Collaborative List – August 2017

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They submitted 144 checklists, noting 628 species adding 72 to the year’s running total bringing it to 1890. Rufescent Tiger-Heron – Tigrisoma lineatum. Fasciated Tiger-Heron – Tigrisoma fasciatum. Bare-throated Tiger-Heron – Tigrisoma mexicanum. a fish farm. a fish farm.

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Collaborative list – December 2018

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In reverse order, the medals were awarded for “most species seen in a country”, to Australia with 420, USA got the silver, scoring 556 while the runaway winner was Costa Rica with 646 species. Las Trancas farm fields (Rt 254 to Playa Panama). Hopland Research and Extension Center (restricted access).

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Collaborative List – November 2018

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8 beats shared 126 checklists accounting for 704 species. Las Trancas farm fields (Rt 254 to Playa Panama). Hopland Research and Extension Center (restricted access). Las Trancas farm fields (Rt 254 to Playa Panama). Rufescent Tiger-Heron – Tigrisoma lineatum. –Campus Farms and River 740-815 msnm.

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Collaborative List – October 2018

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During October, 7 countries (Costa Rica, Australia, USA, India, Hong Kong, UK, Serbia) were birded by 11 beats who shared 135 checklists and noted 697 species. Mi Cafecito restaurant and farm. –Campus Farms and River 740-815 msnm. –Campus Farms and River 740-815 msnm. Farm Truck Trail. 22 Aug 2018.

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