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Manky Muscovy Ducks

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However, the species sometimes referred to as the Barbary Duck appears very much out of place just about everywhere else. Feral Muscovy Ducks seem to attract many of those epithets. Not only are the individual ducks hard to look at, but in groups, the feral populations create the same messes other masses of waterfowl do.

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Collaborative List ? May 2020

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149 checklists were submitted, accounting for 465 species. You may notice a few non-commital “sp” entries and/or a few domestic/feral/hybrid forms. Nashville Warbler (Leiothlypis ruficapilla). The total for the year has been pushed to 1478 , whilst the life list has reached 4009. Hooded Warbler (Setophaga citrina).

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Business Birding Basics

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For example, I had to be in Nashville (Tennessee) for a conference. Come to think of it, quite audacious to set myself a non-line dancing target for Nashville. My Kenya list of 69 species consists entirely of birds I saw during business trips to Nairobi. But nothing beats a thorough preparation at home. Don’t rush home.

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