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Birds in Winter: A Book Review, Written in Winter

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There’s more, so much more, in this highly informative, detail-packed, research-based description of bird behavior. He aims to bring together all ornithological and ecological research on birds and winter the world over–not just in areas covered by snow–and summarize the findings in non-scientific language.

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The Little Big Year – Week 43: Last minute trip to Texas

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We made several stops along the way, hoping our eBird research would give us local hotspots that might turn up a few gems. Our first three days were spent bouncing around from area to area, looking to find the species on my wish list. At the same water spot, there were severa l Nashville Warblers coming and going.

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2014 Arenal Bird Count

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Then again, considering that the count list included more than 500 potential species, any effort to track down as many as possible for a single-day snapshot of avian diversity demands massive commitment, focus, and energy. Ismael, Corey, and I scouted these areas the previous day and turned up lots of great species.

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Collaborative List – August 2017

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They submitted 144 checklists, noting 628 species adding 72 to the year’s running total bringing it to 1890. Forestry Research Institute of Malaysia. Forestry Research Institute of Malaysia. Forestry Research Institute of Malaysia. Forestry Research Institute of Malaysia. Parque do Ibirapuera. 14 Jul 2017.

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Collaborative List – April 2018

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Their 185 checklists contained 951 species during April! Hopland Research and Extension Center (restricted access). Hopland Research and Extension Center (restricted access). Hopland Research and Extension Center (restricted access). Nashville Warbler – Oreothlypis ruficapilla. 01 Jan 2018. 01 Jan 2018.

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Collaborative list – December 2018

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In reverse order, the medals were awarded for “most species seen in a country”, to Australia with 420, USA got the silver, scoring 556 while the runaway winner was Costa Rica with 646 species. Hopland Research and Extension Center (restricted access). Hopland Research and Extension Center (restricted access).

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Collaborative List – October 2018

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During October, 7 countries (Costa Rica, Australia, USA, India, Hong Kong, UK, Serbia) were birded by 11 beats who shared 135 checklists and noted 697 species. Nashville Warbler – Oreothlypis ruficapilla. Hopland Research and Extension Center (restricted access). Hopland Research and Extension Center (restricted access).

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