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2014 Arenal Bird Count

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But the prospects of our trip grew even more exciting once we learned that our stay would coincide with the Conteo de Aves Arenal 2014 or 2014 Arenal Bird Count. The University of Texas A&M owns a research facility called the Soltis Center on a fabulous patch of primary forest.

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2014-2015 Winter Finch Forecast

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Ron Pittaway has published his winter finch forecast for the winter of 2014-2015. Matt Young (may6 at cornell.edu) at The Cornell Lab of Ornithology will identify types if you send him your recordings and this will help with his ongoing research.

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Hong Kong Trip Report: February 2014

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I visited Hong Kong from February 20-27, 2014. Do your research. Despite impressive, often rampant development, Hong Kong reserves 40% of its land as greenspace. The result is a nature lover’s paradise rich with mountains, beaches, and birds. Lots and lots of birds! Plus, taxis are cheaper than you’d expect.

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Winter Finch Forecast for 2013-2014

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Ron Pittaway has published his winter finch forecast for the winter of 2013-2014. Matt Young (may6 at cornell.edu) of The Cornell Lab of Ornithology will identify types for you from recordings and this will help his research. The types are usually impossible to identify without recordings of their flight calls.

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Here’s the new bird family tree. It’s amazing.

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2014), presents an authoritative framework for our understanding of and future work on bird phylogeny. Now it’s late 2014, six and a half years later, and here’s what we know today. American Flamingo photo by Dick Culbert). In 2008, Nick Sly published a review of Hackett et al. Open Jarvis et al.’s Jarvis et al.

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What’s Up with the ABA?  Part III (Finances)

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Additionally, I was curious how the ABA arrived at its precarious financial position, so I did some historical research and decided to share the results. in total revenue, but from 2014-2020, it averaged about $1.3M Since that post, the ABA has updated the financial disclosures page on its website, so there is new information.

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My 2013 Birding Year in Review (With My Top Ten Birding Moments!)

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Hopefully I will see at least that many species in 2014! Checking out Red-breasted Blackbirds at the Aripo Agricultural Research Station. And what do you think they will be in 2014? Whatever you saw this year or plan to see next year we at 10,000 Birds wish you a happy, healthy, and bird-full 2014! Snowy Owl in flight.

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