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Pat’s 2020 Bird List, Mostly from Costa Rica

10,000 Birds

The prospect of identifying a certain number of species in a given amount of time pushes us to pay more attention to birds no matter what the circumstances (although I suggest keeping the exclamations about species identifications to yourself during such solemn situations as funerals, graduations, and watching episodes of The Sopranos).

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Where Does Entertainment Begin and End?

Animal Person

None of this does justice to the earth, and our unique place in it as a species which has great privileges and also appropriate responsibilities. But the ease with which we can tell our stories and post our videos must not render us incapable of moral judgment and decency. When is violence toward an animal in a video gratuitous?

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The Emotional Lives of Animals

4 The Love Of Animals

Elephants, whales, hippopotamuses, giraffes, and alligators use low-frequency sounds to communicate over long distances, often miles; and bats, dolphins, whales, frogs, and various rodents use high-frequency sounds to find food, communicate with others, and navigate. Is this moral? Animal Rescues: Feeling Compassion for Those in Need.

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Collaborative list – January 2020

10,000 Birds

This shows the top birders, by species or checklists submitted. Punta Morales–Cocorocas salinas. Punta Morales–Cocorocas salinas. Punta Morales–Cocorocas salinas. Punta Morales–Cocorocas salinas. Punta Morales–Cocorocas salinas. Punta Morales–Cocorocas salinas.

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Collaborative List – November 2019

10,000 Birds

Whatever it was, Corey was found at his keyboard 2 hours later, covered in blood and snot and sporting a cut lip, having announced that he and Mike would rescue the failing list by taking personal responsibility for adding 300 species. Bat Hawk – Macheiramphus alcinus. Punta Morales–Cocorocas salinas. 26 Nov 2019.

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Collaborative list – April 2019

10,000 Birds

April was a busy time for the beats with 10 of them contributing 164 lists to accumulate 744 species from 7 countries; Costa Rica, USA, Australia, Serbia, UK, Brazil and Barbados. Bat Falcon – Falco rufigularis. Punta Morales–Cocorocas salinas. Punta Morales–Cocorocas salinas. Back to numbers.

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Collaborative List – August 2017

10,000 Birds

They submitted 144 checklists, noting 628 species adding 72 to the year’s running total bringing it to 1890. Punta Morales–Cocorocas salinas. Punta Morales–UNA Station (ECMAR). Punta Morales–UNA Station (ECMAR). Punta Morales–Cocorocas salinas. Great Tinamou – Tinamus major.

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