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SEPTEMBER 1, 2011

The largest flock of the critically endangered Sociable Lapwing to be seen in Kazakhstan since 1939 was spotted by researchers from ACBK (the Kazakhstan BirdLife International affiliate) on 16 August. Good news !

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MAY 10, 2015

You see, it clearly resembles a hybrid between the Spanish and the House Sparrow, and an ancient hybrid event was long suspected to be the source of its existence – with recent research indicating that apparently this isn’t the case after all. Winter plumage makes things a bit more difficult, but the difference is rather obvious.

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Sparrows Italy Asia Austria 209

10,000 Birds

MARCH 4, 2011

These Blasts From The Past No Owls at Croton Point I Hate Connecticut… Birding Kazakhstan: Morning of Day 1 in Astana Ottawa By Way of Ohio The Snow Bunting That Almost Killed Me, or, Hyperbole in Bird Blog Post Titles is Fun! Germany had lost one of its most promising ornithological researchers, and one of its most active birders.

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2011 Cyprus Deer Species 157

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SEPTEMBER 12, 2016

I don’t want some researcher a hundred years from now wondering if my single-observer White-winged Dove in Queens was real so I had to add a photo. You can’t even see my visit to Trinidad and Tobago on this map but you definitely notice Kazakhstan !). So, of course, I’ve spent a couple of hours uploading some more.

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New York Kazakhstan Trinidad Branding 159

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MARCH 15, 2011

These Blasts From The Past Striped Basilisk Lizard Lore Herps in Rockland County and Orange County Diamondback Terrapin at Jamaica Bay The Green Iguana (Iguana iguana) Lizards of Kazakhstan About the Author Dale Forbes Dale got his first pair of binoculars for a very early birthday after his dad realized that it was the only way to be left in peace.

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DECEMBER 28, 2015

At least in the northeastern United States, their rate of so doing is high, according to research I summarized here. Do the same pairs return, if possible, to the same nests after their long winter migration? When I put my binoculars to my eyes I was very pleased to see the brown ball resolve into an American Dipper !

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2015 Costa Rica Birds Sparrows 180