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The Hidden Qualities of House Sparrows

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I therefore decided to counter this month’s heinous wood-warbler attack on my retina by choosing the good old trusty House Sparrow as the topic of my May post. The last aspect is something I will elaborate on further below, but not before showing off a prime fine male House Sparrow, unethically photographed at its nest site.

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The Chukar Situation

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Then of course, Chukars have style as they’ve chosen landscapes like this for them to roam… Kazakhstan’s Mangghystau province. They don’t like House Sparrows and they sure feel no sympathy whatsoever for Starlings. Birds chukars introduced species Kazakhstan' Because birders like Chukars.

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The Supremacy of the Booted Warbler

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Within Kazakhstan , it is found widely and commonly in the northern half of this beautiful country. Additionally, you can find the Booted Warbler in the extensive online gallery of birds.kz , which comes in handy when you don’t have immediate plans of visiting the northern half of Kazakhstan.

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Europe’s Brown Warblers: a map through the maze

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Now, it is perfectly okay that your hands are starting to feel sweaty, and we therefore should first go for an easy elimination to keep calm: Is the bird only the size of a House Sparrow or does it approach a Turdus -Thrush. I am pretty sure this is a migrant Blyth’s, seen in Kazakhstan in May. Option two: abandon bird.

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Where Are You Birding This Second Weekend of March 2011?

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Talk about Big Sky Country – One of Corey’s 10 Views from a Van in Kazakhstan Tags: march , weekend • Have you seen the cool 10,000 Birds t-shirts? I hope you, dear reader, have better plans… Whatever your plans this weekend, make time to enjoy SkyWatch Friday. Get yours today!

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Conserving the Future: Bold Bird Ideas

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A Problem with Gulls

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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! at Gloucester Harbor Birding The San Jacinto Valley.Or

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