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This Week in Bird(ing) News: Orange Is the New Beak, and a Dead Parrot (No Joke!)

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Or maybe you’re visiting Belize, Guatemala, Paraguay, or the Bahamas? Peep the new “ugly” baby ibis at the UK’s Kirkleatham Owl Centre. Planning on birding Kenya? Then you’ll want to check out this new book. Then you might benefit from a new program training birding guides. Feel free to weigh in, up-over Clare!).

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What Flies Over Costa Rica in the Night?

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Listening for birds on Poas Volcano and other high mountain areas would require cool weather clothing but it would be much more quiet and peaceful and could also come with the side benefits of Dusky Nightjars, Bare-shanked Screech-Owls , and maybe even Unspotted Saw-whet Owl.

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Brazil’s Pantanal: A Birding Spectacle

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Once the birds settled down for the morning, I explored the forest interior, consistently practicing my Ferruginous Pygmy-Owl imitation to draw in flocks containing Rufous Casiornis , Masked Gnatcatcher , and more. Alas, it was over too soon.

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