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The Six Good Birds of Christmas

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I observed my first GS eagles in India some 8 years ago, then the first for Europe in Greece only last December , and finally I have them in my home country list. And so, driving through the snowfall I spotted what I believed to be Tree Sparrows foraging on the road in front of me.

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The Cattle Egret Expansion

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When you think of invasives, you think of the birds that have been helped by human beings to get where they are, such as House Sparrow or European Starling. In the east, this species can be found along the east coast of Africa, the Nile Valley,and into parts of the middle east and India and southeast Asia. ibis and the eastern B.

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The Rose-ringed Parakeets of Heidelberg

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The Rose-ringed Parakeet naturally occurs in two isolated areas: a thin strip across Africa just south of the Sahara, and south Asia where it is mostly found in India with smaller ranges in adjacent countries. The zoo has a small colony of genuinely wild Grey Herons (watch them compete with the seals for the fish!), And the black chin.

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The Amazing Exploding Dove Meets Montana

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Originally from India and the vicinity, it is believed that they had already undergone two major expansions – through Asia Minor in the 1600s, and then across Europe in the 1900s – when they first appeared in North America. Fish & Wildlife comes in response to a lawsuit brought by the Center for Biological Diversity.

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Aslin Beer Company/Two Roads Brewing Company: Under the Wire

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To birders, the search for raptors perched at the very tops of telephone poles, or for neatly arranged rows of sparrows or buntings sitting on the low-slung lines draped between them is one of the chief joys of any drive through the country.

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Collaborative list – June 2019

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Our two newest contributors have shared from Mexico and China, bringing the countries birded this month (also including; Costa Rica, Greece, Serbia, USA, UK, India, UAE and New Zealand) to 10. Orange-billed Sparrow – Arremon aurantiirostris. Fish Crow – Corvus ossifragus. Song Sparrow – Melospiza melodia.

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Collaborative List – November 2019

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They ranged across 10 countries (Costa Rica, USA, UK, India, Australia, China, Brazil, Mexico, Serbia and Uganda). African Fish-Eagle – Haliaeetus vocifer. White-browed Sparrow-Weaver – Plocepasser mahali. Shelley’s Rufous Sparrow – Passer shelleyi. Clay-colored Sparrow – Spizella pallida.

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