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Heat in the Tropics

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A friend of mine has been begging me to come over to document a nesting pair of Plumbeous Kites in her property but life has gotten in the way thus far. Perhaps his first attempt at raising a family – I’ll be checking on him in a few days! A young male Swallow Tanager holding a bit of nesting material.

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What’s Up with the ABA? — Proposed Changes to Bylaws

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When lawyers review changes to documents, they typically run a redline, which is a single document that highlights all modifications (both additions and deletions). Although it looks messy, a redline is a good way to track changes to a document. A redline of the existing and proposed Bylaws is here. (I

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Streaks, Variegations, and Pirates

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Unlike brood parasites, they raise their own young in their pirated nest. The bird pictured below seems to have rufous on its rump, but this is merely the well-documented rusty cinnamon or fulvous edging on the uppertail coverts of a Piratic Flycatcher.

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Birding Beljarica in August

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I started the campaign for the protection of Beljarica, raising public awareness and collecting more than 10,000 petition signatures, not only because of its Eurasian Otters , White-tailed Eagles , Black Storks , Icterine and Eastern Olivaceous Warblers , etc., but because this large spillway protects the city from flooding.

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Birds and Us: A 12,000 Year History from Cave Art to Conservation–A Book Review

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One exception is Magdalena Heinroth, a German ornithologist who, with her husband Oscar, raised and studied thousands of birds in her apartment in pre-World War II Berlin. The Notes are on the other hand well-worth reading, including documentation of the text and additional comments, even more stories, by Birkhead.

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Birding According to ChatGPT, Part II

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Many birders keep personal birding lists or life lists, documenting the species they have seen throughout their birding experiences. They engage in advocacy efforts, raise awareness about conservation issues, and collaborate with other organizations and initiatives to preserve and restore bird populations and their environments.

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What’s Up with the ABA?  Part III (Finances)

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Note that I only have access to public documents, and I am not accountant. In 2014 , the accountants seem to have first raised the issue of “substantial doubt” about the ABA’s ability “to continue as a going concern.”. However, I can copy and paste from tax forms and read a financial statement as a layperson.

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