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MARCH 31, 2011

As the owner of what has been called ( by me ) western New York’s leading test prep organization , I have to meticulously analyze every aspect of these crucial college entrance exams. Consequently, I give you the IATB SAT … The SAT undoubtedly deserves the title of America’s most terrifying test.

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MARCH 26, 2013

This impossible-looking Turqouise-browed Motmot is not only something that actually exists, but was shot out of a car window near Tarcoles, Costa Rica. Why limit ourselves to the U.S.?

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MARCH 1, 2011

Sandy Hook Sightings About the Author Mike Mike is a leading authority in the field of standardized test preparation, but what he really aspires to be is a naturalist. Patrick ODonnell Mar 2nd, 2011 at 10:45 pm Plenty of “manky&# Muscovies down here in Costa Rica! These Blasts From The Past Birding 1.1.11

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MARCH 17, 2011

That’s why Costa Rica is at the top of every single birder’s list of desperately desired destinations. Lucky Patrick O’Donnell lives in Costa Rica and, as a guide , gets to enjoy the epic avifauna of that exquisite country.

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MARCH 4, 2011

Submit a link and summary to your best recent post about birding or wild birds to me or our next outstanding host, Pat O’Donnell at Costa Rica Living and Birding. If you have yet to get on our life list or even just the year list, make your mark! …and we really need hosts.

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MARCH 6, 2011

Pat ODonnell Mar 9th, 2011 at 10:09 am My Bbest bird for the weekend was a Long-tailed Woodcreeper seen at Carara National Park in Costa Rica. Besides founding 10,000 Birds and I and the Bird , Mike has also created a number of other entertaining sites and resources, particularly the Nature Blog Network.

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MARCH 17, 2011

About the Author Mike Mike is a leading authority in the field of standardized test preparation, but what he really aspires to be is a naturalist. I will be birding the foothill rainforests of Quebrada Gonzalez, Braulio Carrillo National Park, Costa Rica. How cool’s that!? I hope it doesnt rain the entire time!

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JULY 4, 2017

The Introduction also gives an outline of the book two sections, with background on how to use certain sections, including an extensive explanation of molt and its terminology. And, if you’re looking for a good hawkwatch tour down south, check out the offerings of the nonprofit HMANA , Hawk Migration Association of North America.)

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JANUARY 3, 2017

If you haven’t read the 10 Best lists of my 10,000 Birds compadres, you may also want to read about Corey’s birding achievements , Pat’s envy-inducing Costa Rica list , Tom’s Ten Best , featuring his beautiful photographs, and Clare’s wonderful British Top Ten. 1) Dusky Eagle-Owl. But, I saw the bird!

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DECEMBER 4, 2018

Even more than warbler, shorebird, and sparrow identification, this is a field that tests our endurance (gull watching is too often done in bitter cold, windy conditions), patience (even getting one good photo can take hours as you try to separate the ‘interesting gull’ from the flock), observational skills (so many plumages!)

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NOVEMBER 5, 2020

Back in March, back when the world realized that a pandemic was happening and that it was spreading with tenacious unconscious determination, Costa Rica closed its borders. Nevertheless, given the vital role that tourism plays in the local economy, Costa Rica stuck with plans to slowly reopen. This is no longer required!

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OCTOBER 1, 2016

.” This little ditty should be sung using the melody for “Deck the Halls”, and now would be the time to intone it, at least in Costa Rica. Chomes is the other major shorebird site in Costa Rica, and might be the best site in the country for waders. One of the hundreds of Western Sandpipers at Chomes.

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FEBRUARY 3, 2018

How many of us have heard that open-ended question while birding in the USA, Canada, and Costa Rica? Getting pictures of these naturally cloaked, shy, hyperactive birds is always a feat that tests the limits of both optics and frustration but one or two sometimes stop long enough for the shot. “Seen anything good”?

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JUNE 9, 2018

for its kind that even in Costa Rica, images of the Brazilian species have been used for marketing (much to the chagrin and dismay of local birders). In Costa Rica, most of the six toucan species are fairly common, and one of those is the green, blue, and chestnut Northern Emerald Toucanet. It’s hefty!

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NOVEMBER 24, 2018

Whether a birder is eager for eyefulls of common species or needs to test the birding Zen and. It’s all good in the birding hood no matter where one raises the bins but in Costa Rica, it’s easy to get spoiled by diversity. After a bird rich morning at Cope’s.

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DECEMBER 30, 2020

However, it wasn’t until the infamous year of 2020 that I finally laid eyes on it in the marshes of Las Pangas in southern Costa Rica. I also put it to a worthy first field test on December 29th during a successful twitch of an Arctic Diver that had turned up at a small lake right next to Heidleberg. Preposterous!

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MAY 14, 2016

This Yellow Warbler was looking fresh before it left Costa Rica. When we scuff our knees and test the resiliency of our joints to peer into a bush at a Swainson’s Warbler in an urban park? If you live in the northern hemisphere, of course there isn’t!

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NOVEMBER 5, 2020

I bought a new rucksack yesterday and the first thing I checked when I brought it home was, how easily my spotting scope with a mounted window clamp fits in – test passed with flying colours. So I lowered my threshold to 500 and that worked well… for Costa Rica and South America, that is (especially Peru).

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MARCH 1, 2011

Whilst working on Scarlet Macaws in Costa Rica , I had the pleasure of having Katherine Herbourn assist with some of the field work we were doing. Dale studied scarlet macaws, and worked in their conservation, for three years in southern Costa Rica, followed by a year in the Caribbean working on Whale Sharks.

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MARCH 21, 2011

Bird Watchers and Technology A Way of Jungle Birding A Brief Interview with Al Levantin Best Bird of the Weekend (Fourth of August 2009) About the Author Mike Mike is a leading authority in the field of standardized test preparation, but what he really aspires to be is a naturalist. Whoa – gotta love that 6 foot wing span!

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