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The plovers of Estero Lagoon, Florida

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I am often guilty of neglecting “place&# when birding. This is an endemic breeding bird in North America and much is now being done by various federal and non-profit groups to ensure and foster its conservation. Why is a particular destination better than the next for certain birds?

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Birding Shanghai in January 2023

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However, the authors call this a “new breeding tactic”, which seems to mix up the discovery of the tactic with the use of the tactic. In Shanghai, one way to find out was to measure the concentration of these chemicals in Eurasian Tree Sparrows from different locations.

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Some Germans have a bird – A short birding trip through the German language

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Now, there are a few obvious uses of bird names that I really needn’t cover, like our ambivalence towards the house sparrow. Its nickname “Spatz” is one of our most common terms of endearment, yet “Dreckspatz” translates to dirt sparrow and describes a person with questionable body hygiene.

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