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Anna’s, Rufous and Calliope: Hummingbirds of the West

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To see the best example of this phenomenon, check out Wally Rufous’ photo here. She is the latest of our local breeders, not nesting usually until mid-May. She is the latest of our local breeders, not nesting usually until mid-May. She will begin breeding in April. He also sports a brilliant orange-red gorget.

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The Importance of Citizen Science in Mexico

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For example, when Corey gets the thrill of seeing a Black-throated Gray Warbler in Queens County, New York, he can be almost 100% sure that he is seeing a one-time vagrant, and not a previously undiscovered population. These are only a few examples of the many I could mention. In fact, I’ve come to expect to see them year-round.

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Polygynandry and avian swingers

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Over the next few days, the Alpine Accentors ( Prunella collaris ) will arrive on their high-Alpine breeding grounds – it is time to start singing, despite that the treeless Alpine landscape is still under metres of snow. all Alpine Accetor photos digiscoped (c) Dale Forbes. all Alpine Accetor photos digiscoped (c) Dale Forbes.

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How to Start Bird Watching So That You Keep Bird Watching

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Unless you’re a big fan of your local breeding birds, you’ll find that this is the most boring time of the birding year. BONUS TIP: The worst season in which to embark on your career in birding is probably early summer, that hot and humid period between spring and fall migration. Get serious… birds are everywhere.

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Birding Nonggang, Guangxi, China – part 2

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As you can easily judge from the dullness of this information, it is not something I made up but rather an appalling example of nepotism in the naming of birds. The breeding ecology of the Yellow-bellied Warbler was actually studied exactly here at Nonggang in 2019 by 3 Chinese researchers. Sir James McGrigor (1771-1858) Director Gen.

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Cyprus forests and avian inhabitants

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As it happens though, Blackcaps may provide a modern example of how this can occur. The Eurasian Blackbird Turdus merula having colonized the southern forests (Troodos and Paphos forests) since 1976 it is still increasing its range and population spreading even to the lower reaches of the forest.

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Great Egrets and the reliability of field marks

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alba : yellow in non-breeding season (usually less bright than egretta ), entirely black in breeding season. Examples are white eyes versus black eyes, red underwings versus yellow underwings and so on. egretta : always yellow (upper mandible may show some black), in courtship leaning towards red or even pink. This is easy.