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Come@Me: Invasive Species Can Be Awesome

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Or that once-dubbed-‘Mexican’ House Finches now cling to winter pines around the feeders of upstate New York? Which brings us to the real problem with dividing species into invasive and not – acclimatization was considered a grand old thing when scientists of yore were doing it.

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The Woodpeckers of New York City

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Disbelief probably seems like the proper response to the idea that there are woodpeckers in New York City. But Gotham’s many parks have some very suitable habitat for birds from the family Picidae and a birder in any borough of New York will generally find at least a couple of species during an average morning’s birding.

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Liben Lark Gets a Lifeline

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These Blasts From The Past In the Spirit of Thanksgiving Amazing Election Results IATB #64 Deadline Zebra Finches on Guitar Quincy, Massachusetts Man Deserves Kudos About the Author Corey Corey is a New Yorker who has lived most of his life upstate but has spent the last three years in Queens. Wicked, right? Hat-tip to Stella.

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Birding and Safari-ing South Africa with the ABA

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There were birders from a wide cross-section of the United States: Colorado, Ohio, Idaho, Iowa, Wyoming, Washington State, Pennsylvania, New York State, New Jersey, California, Texas, Florida. I’m sure there are states that I missed, but you get the idea. Sadly, we weren’t able to join them or the leopard.

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Collaborative list January 2021

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Mike doubled up with “smushed”, a new addition to the adjective list. Perhaps it is common parlance in the wilds of New York State, but it is a new one for the people of Kent. The life list received an exciting boost straight out of the blocks, Mike and Kai added 3 lifers on January 1st.

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Collaborative list – January 2020

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Zebra Dove – Geopelia striata. 82-29 Abingdon Rd, New York US-NY (40.7088,-73.8342). 82-29 Abingdon Rd, New York US-NY (40.7088,-73.8342). 82-29 Abingdon Rd, New York US-NY (40.7088,-73.8342). Pench Tiger Reserve–Turia Zone. 15 Jan 2020. Common Bronzewing – Phaps chalcoptera.

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The Collaborative List 2017 – January.

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US-NY-New York-21400-21598 Rockaway Point Blvd – 40.5597x-73.9246. Zebra Finch – Taeniopygia guttata. House Sparrow – Passer domesticus. 01 Jan 2017. Eurasian Tree Sparrow – Passer montanus. Beljarica (Kovilovo floodplain)–IBA UÅ¡?e e Save u Dunav. 03 Jan 2017. 15 Jan 2017.

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