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Sampling Manakins

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The post Sampling Manakins appeared first on 10,000 Birds. Of course, I could not mention the resplendent male manakins and not share some images of their sultry mates who are ultimately responsible for all the elaborate rituals! Blue-backed Manakin. White-bearded Manakin. Golden-headed Manakin.

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The Eurasian Woodcock

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The authors “examined the autumn-winter diet of the woodcock Scolopax rusticola from 407 gizzard samples originating from Crimea and Italy” and found a high number of millipedes in all the samples (the paper includes the rather sad statement that “the present authors had the opportunity to obtain a sample of more than 200 illegally (..)

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National Wildlife Refuge Trivia:  What is PILT?  

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A sample of the details is below. The amounts and other details can be found here, but the payments are larger for western states (which have far more federal land). In 2022 , payments totalled $549.4 Although the existence of PILT has no impact on birders, the details of how NWRs are managed can be interesting.

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Guide to the Birds of China

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I would have liked to add some example pages to this review – however, wanting to do this properly (I am German, after all), I asked Oxford University Press for permission to use some sample pages of their choosing. Making sample pages hard to obtain may not be an ideal marketing strategy.

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A Field Guide to the Birds of Mongolia

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Our [still unpublished] DNA study confirms that Altai type is only a colour morph, as their DNA samples scatter evenly within the ‘normal’ saker DNA samples, they do not form separate group.” There is no such thing, we have the DNA proof. It is just a colour variation, not even local.

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General Interest Podcast Episodes for Birders

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There are many many podcasts and I have only sampled a small number, so if there are episode suggestions, please leave them in the comments. Below are some fairly recent episodes that I have enjoyed and that may be of interest to others. All can be listened to for free online via the links. Fresh Air ( NPR , 2021, 46 min.):

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Beggin’ Pet Parade

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From bacon-themed games and photo booths to Beggin’ sampling activities for dogs and bacon sampling activities for people by Grillmasters, to the famous coronation ceremony costume contest and a new Guinness World Record™ attempt, there’s something for everyone…and every dog.

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