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Birds of Central America: A Field Guide Review

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It actually makes a lot of sense, the geographic features of the isthmus between North America (including Mexico, because Mexico is part of North America) and South America cut across political lines, as do birds. It is the first bird field guide to every country of Central America (plus the islands governed by those countries).

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Raptors of Mexico and Central America: A Book Review

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Raptors of Mexico and Central America by William S. This is the first identification guide that I know of that covers Mexico (technically North America but rarely included in North American raptor guides) and Central America. The colors are rich, much deeper and beautiful than the muted inks in my copy of Hawks of North America.

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Blue Quail Wine: Chardonnay (2017)

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With about two-thirds of the United States on the verge of a dangerous heatwave, I’m hesitant to endorse any libation but shockingly cold ice water for our readers in eastern North America this weekend. Our feature this week is a 2017 Chardonnay from Blue Quail Wine of Hopland, California. Blue Quail Chardonnay (2017).

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Peterson Field Guide to Bird Sounds of Eastern North America: A Book Review by a Sound Challenged Birder

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The Peterson Field Guide to Bird Sounds of Eastern North America by Nathan Pieplow is innovative, fascinating, and challenging. The Peterson Field Guide to Bird Sounds of Eastern North America is divided into three main sections: Introduction, Species Accounts, and Index to Bird Sounds (also called the Visual Index). Chandler S.

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Best Bird of the Weekend (Second of March 2017)

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Seriously, cardinals are both gorgeous and interesting , but their familiarity across most of North America breeds indifference if not contempt. Brutal cold kept me locked up, which offered a perfect opportunity to appreciate the fifty shades of Northern Cardinals hanging around my house.

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A Most Remarkable Book

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million deer killed by cars in 2017-18, plus many smaller mammals), caracaras, famously omnivorous and unfussy eaters, may find the North to their liking. With abundant roadkill (1.3

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The Elusive Aztec Thrush

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In Steve Howell’s excellent book A Guide to the Birds of Mexico and Northern Central America , he says this species “Sits still for long periods and [sic] overlooked easily; best detected by voice.” But fear not, the National Geographic Field Guide to the Birds of North America does: “Sits still for prolonged periods.”

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