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We Got the Wrong Starling

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While in India last week for the 3rd annual Global Bird-watching Conference in the state of Gujarat, I had the opportunity to let my mind wonder “what if”? The default starling of urban areas in this corner of India are these remarkable rosys. Rosy Starlings winter in this part of India in huge numbers.

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Birding: Time and Effort

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This is the usual game viewing routine in reserves of Africa and India. In India, no one goes at mid-day because of the heat and the law. Cover photo: This House Sparrow fighting its mirror-opponent I photographed somewhere in the south of Gujarat or maybe Madhya Pradesh, en route to the Melghat Tiger Reserve.

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Collaborative List – October 2018

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It is also a month when the Law of Diminishing Returns over-took itself. 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. Cassin’s Sparrow – Peucaea cassinii. Baird’s Sparrow – Centronyx bairdii.

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Surpassing 300 Species in Costa Rica on Global Big Day, 2019

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Reschedule that visit to the in-laws, cancel the company picnic and drop everything else because GBD is in the house! From India to Argentina, they also want show how well their local birding communities can do. On a Big Day, every single bird counts, even a House Sparrow. Need to do laundry? Paint the porch?