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Birding Beyond 60

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And I must be careful to protect my skin, having had a couple of basal cells removed. And I must say, based on this most unscientific sample group, the future for my own birder’s health could be quite rosy. In all the usual measurements, such as blood pressure, cholesterol, and blood sugar, I still test very well.

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National Wildlife Refuge Trivia:  What is PILT?  

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National Wildlife Refuges protect critical habitat and provide some of the best birding locations in the United States. PILT payments help local governments carry out such vital services as firefighting and police protection, construction of public schools and roads, and search-and-rescue operations. A sample of the details is below.

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Casa Ferreirinha ‘Papa Figos’ Vinho Tinto (2017)

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The grapes for their ‘Papa Figos’ Vinho Tinto are sourced from Douro Superior (“Upper Douro”), the hottest and driest subregion of the Douro Denominação de Origem Controlada (“protected designation of origin”) in northern Portugal. Eurasian Golden Oriole by Dutch illustrator J.G.

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Enjoy Innovative Electronic Music = Help Endangered Birds

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As for the music, while listening to some sample tracks, I found myself enjoying the blend of bird sounds and easy-going music. The Keel-billed Motmot is a local, little known species that may be threatened by habitat alteration and maybe even hybridization with the related Broad-billed Motmot. Oh, how nice that would be!

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A Birder Attends a (Virtual) Ornithology Conference – Part II

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Because NAOC is so large, it is more accurate to say I sampled small parts of the enormous event. He then compared those habitats to protected areas, finding that much of the future habitat is currently unprotected. Thus, birds may be moving from protected areas to unprotected areas, creating a conservation mismatch.

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What is a “Nonessential Experimental” California Condor?

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In other words, an experimental population of an “endangered” species is treated as “threatened,” which has fewer protections. But that does not necessarily mean there are no protections. Visitors to the Pacific Northwest who appreciate craft beer might sample Condor Kolsch from Rogue Ale & Spirits of Newport, Oregon.

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Summer Birding at Conboy Lake NWR

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I decided to walk Willard Springs trial , a two-mile loop that provides a nice sample of the various habitats on the refuge , including wet prairie, marsh, meadow, and pine forest. Although the refuge was established in 1964 in part to protect crane habitat, a pair did not return until 1972, and the first nests were observed in 1976.