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Birding Acapulco

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Most of this travel was in Mexico, but I also visited different regions of the U.S., These goods, purchased with Mexican silver, would then be transported overland through Mexico City, and shipped from Veracruz to Spain. During the period from 1994 through 2006, I mostly dedicated myself to itinerant ministry.

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My Favorite Mexican Birdsongs

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White-striped Woodcreeper : Faraaz Abdool recently wrote about Trinidad and Tobago’s wonderful Woodcreepers , and this one is the Woodcreeper of western Mexico’s pine-oak forests. If I ever moved away from Morelia, this ringing call would instantly transport me back here.

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The Best Birding Locations in the United States (according to ChatGPT)

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Please note that it’s important to consider the time required for transportation and security procedures when planning your layover birding excursion. Please note that rankings and opinions may vary depending on personal preferences and birding conditions.

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Suburban Roadrunners of Southern Missouri

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Just mention the bizarre giant ground cuckoo and you are instantly transported to a land of bare dirt, rocky outcroppings, and giant saguaro cacti with great arms reaching towards the intense and unabating sun. But Warner Brothers cartoons aside, Greater Roadrunner is a much more adaptable species that we give it credit for.

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We’re Not Racists, So Why Aren’t There More Birders Of Color?

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What started as me posting a link on my private Facebook page about how much I hate the Transportation Security Administration, quickly turned into a very revealing conversation about race and could be a very large and underlying issue of why we don’t see more people of color in birding or enjoying nature in general.

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A Connecticut Yankee Goes to Washington: Senator George P. McLean, Birdman of the Senate

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Schulman The Migratory Bird Treaty Act of 1918 (MBTA) is the legislative implementation of the Migratory Bird Treaty negotiated with Great Britain, on behalf of Canada, in 1916 (subsequent treaties with Mexico, Japan, and Russia have been incorporated into the Act). Congress and Senate who recognized the need to protect the birds.