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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. Northern Jacana –Jacana spinosus; Curu, 4-Jan.

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Birding Inner Mongolia

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Surprisingly, the moral of the story ( as cited by the Brothers Grimm ) includes one aspect that I had never considered: “The moral of this story is, first, that no one, however distinguished he thinks himself, should make fun of a lesser man, even if this man is a hedgehog. but without the bitter taste of losing a race.

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An Open Letter to Outdoor/Feral Cat Supporters

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It’s so much easier to delete a picture than to end the life of a mortally wounded cat-caught bird, like this Downy Woodpecker … who is alive, but not for long. There is no moral ambiguity here. How lucky you are that you can delete them with the push of a button. They are safer and live far longer indoors.

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Collaborative list – January 2020

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Punta Morales–Cocorocas salinas. Punta Morales–Cocorocas salinas. Punta Morales–Cocorocas salinas. Punta Morales–Cocorocas salinas. Punta Morales–Cocorocas salinas. Punta Morales–Cocorocas salinas. Punta Morales–Cocorocas salinas. 21 Jan 2020. 10 Jan 2020.

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Collaborative List – March 2017

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Punta Morales–Cocorocas salinas. Punta Morales–UNA Station (ECMAR). Punta Morales–UNA Station (ECMAR). Punta Morales–Cocorocas salinas. Puerto Rican Woodpecker – Melanerpes portoricensis. Red-headed Woodpecker – Melanerpes erythrocephalus. Point Lookout. 18 Feb 2017.

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Come@Me: Hunting Is Not Conservation

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Thank God most human beings have developed a more modern view of wildlife and acknowledge that some animals display sufficient consciousness and self-awareness to deserve moral consideration. We here at 10,000 Birds have no shame and it was either this or lots of posts about woodcocks, boobies, and woodpeckers. Well, except maybe you.

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Collaborative List – November 2019

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African Gray Woodpecker – Chloropicus goertae. Smoky-brown Woodpecker – Dryobates fumigatus. Golden-olive Woodpecker – Colaptes rubiginosus. Golden-crowned Woodpecker – Chloropicus xantholophus. Brown-eared Woodpecker – Campethera caroli. Hairy Woodpecker – Dryobates villosus.

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