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A Morning at Punta Morales, Costa Rica

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With shorebirds on my mind, the other day, we opted for birding at Punta Morales. We reached the salt pans at Morales around six and were greeted by several White-fronted Parrots feeding on fruiting trees. After we had our fill of Morales birds, we started our drive back, making one stop at Puntarenas to check for seabirds.

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Pat’s 2020 Bird List, Mostly from Costa Rica

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Black-bellied Plover – Pluvialis squatarola; Punta Morales, 10-Jan. Wilson’s Plover – Charadrius wilsonia; Punta Morales, 10-Jan. Semipalmated Plover – Charadrius semipalmatus; Punta Morales, 10-Jan. Long-billed Curlew – Numenius americanus; Punta Morales, 10-Jan. Red-lored Parrot – Amazona autumnalis; Curu, 4-Jan.

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“The (Big) Year that Flew By: Twelve Months, Six Continents, and the Ultimate Birding Record”

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Because this is New Guinea, it does not attract t**s, finches, and sparrows, but parrots and birds-of-paradise… as soon as a fresh load of papayas and bananas is brought out and thrown on the table, the forest comes alive.” “This lodge owes its fame to a 3-yards-long, moss-covered bird feeder table.

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Birds and Bling

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And parrots =.”. My own parrots have taught me to avoid wearing jewelry unless I’m far from home. Moral: they’re everywhere. “I asked Marge Gibson, when I asked a group of bird rehabbers about their bling experiences. Earrings are toast with my Wood Duck and Wild Turkeys. Mine nabs my necklaces,” said Jules I.K.,

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Aelian’s On The Nature Of Animals: The Classics Can Be Fun!

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A subject that Aelian returns to again and again is the still-contentious issue of the animal mind , and to what degree the creatures he describes can be accurately said to learn, reason, and have morals. When it is caught, it pisses all over itself, so that the fur is unfit to use, even though it could be put to many good applications.&#

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How to Know the Birds: The Art and Adventure of Birding – A Book Review

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Finches, for example, are “especially prone to nomadism,” and Falcons, as many experienced birders know, are more closely related to parrots and songbirds than to hawks and eagles. The sections are also labeled according to the months of the year, the idea being that the book will take us through a year of birding.

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Collaborative List – November 2019

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White-crowned Parrot – Pionus senilis. Gray Parrot – Psittacus erithacus. Meyer’s Parrot – Poicephalus meyeri. Turquoise-fronted Parrot – Amazona aestiva. Punta Morales–Cocorocas salinas. Punta Morales–Cocorocas salinas. Punta Morales–Cocorocas salinas.

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