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Pat’s 2020 Bird List, Mostly from Costa Rica

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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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Water, Water, Everywhere

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Great clouds of Blackbirds and Cowbirds , with a high percentage of Yellow-headed Blackbirds ? But in flight, and high in the reeds, Yellow-headed Blackbirds come to the fore. The moral of the story? And there, I learned Lesson #3 : Even perching birds can be active on a rainy day, if the rains go on long enough.

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“Earth’s Wild Music”: a book review

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And what an attractive cover it has, filled with blackbirds against a blue and purple sky. She also likes to wag her finger at you – you know who I mean: you – for your complicity, as an individual and as a member of the species, in the supposed imminent destruction of the planet.

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Who cares for your ducks in the winter?

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I like seeing as many species as possible on my life list, year list, state list, patch list, any kind of list. But even in summer I can usually count on 60+ non-endemic species per visit, and in winter, a decent effort can usually result in 80 or more species. Which can also be said for the Yellow-headed Blackbirds.

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Birding Lakeview Drive Ponds, Paradise Island, New Providence, Bahamas

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But this post isn’t about water slides, $15 rum drinks, the horrors of tourist traps, or the morality of pocketing bread from the breakfast buffet for later. Neotropic Cormorants provided the best looks I had ever had of the species and Least Grebes , more common in the pond east of the road, provided me with my lifer look at them.

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Collaborative list – January 2020

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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

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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. Brewer’s Blackbird – Euphagus cyanocephalus. Punta Morales–Cocorocas salinas.

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