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Some Birding News about Birders in Costa Rica

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Of course, unless you live on Venus, we all know that this year is far from normal and so is the birding news. Local guide and birder David Mora Vargas has been spending much of his time at his family’s farm in the Sarapiqui lowlands. Check it out: Juvenile Tiny Hawk Show in Sarapiqui. Las Arrieras Nature Reserve.

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I and the Bird: What is a Vulture?

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Of course, this raptor pattern baldness exists for a good reason, which is another of the distasteful aspects of vulturine biology. Old World Vultures are nestled within the family Acciptridae along with the hawks and eagles. Vulture Hunts Down and Ravages Sea Turtles – Dale Forbes, 10,000 Birds. Dead things.

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Urban Ornithology: 150 Years of Birds in New York City–A Book Review

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The authors trace the creation of swamps, wetlands, and meadows by farmers, and then the destruction of wetlands by the building of golf courses, the loss of meadows by the construction of train tracks. An identification guide for an overlooked bird family? It’s a very mixed chapter. And for good reason. More field guides?