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The Shorebirds of North America: A Natural History and Photographic Celebration–A Book Review

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It’s a book that counterpoints and combines facts and personal experiences, science-based and eloquent writing styles, textual description and visual information, a history of abundance and an uncertain future. There are also introductions to a couple of related species within the family sections–Golden-Plovers and Willets.

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Breeding Crested Pigeons in Broome

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Considering Broome often experiences cyclones and strong winds it does make sense for the birds to build a more substantial nest to survive the extreme weather. The Crested Pigeon family remained in the tree away from danger for quite some time with both parents present.

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You Work with What You’ve Got

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We were happy to experience three birds of prey on this jaunt. There is also a family of Barn Owls on the premises, and I have briefly seen the largest of them (enormous!) Two classic birds of Mexico’s east coast are also present. They are even more awkwardly cute than adult Jacanas. flying by at night.

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Best Bird of the Weekend (First of April 2021)

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Corey was extremely pleased to finally get out and about birding again after his family all caught COVID and recovered. Vaccinated, with no symptoms and negative tests to boot, Corey got to Prospect Park in Brooklyn and was very relieved that the previously reported Progne martin was still present, on its fourth day.

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Here’s the new bird family tree. It’s amazing.

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2014), presents an authoritative framework for our understanding of and future work on bird phylogeny. ’s bird family tree in a new tab and follow along as you read. American Flamingo photo by Dick Culbert). One of the central papers, Whole-genome analyses resolve early branches in the tree of life of modern birds (Jarvis et al.

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Birds of a Feather – A Fun, Family-Friendly Card Game

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After all, Teale Fristoe, the designer of Birds of a Feather , had offered a free prototype to try out so it’s not as if I was risking my own money on this seemingly odd experiment. I put up $35 so I could get two sets: one to keep and one to give as a present to an undetermined person.

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Birds of Belize & Birds of Costa Rica: A Field Guide Review Doubleheader

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Steve Howell has spent decades of experience in the field studying the birds of Belize, Costa Rica, and especially Mexico. It’s faster than committee work, more direct than bureaucracy, and it presents a clearer and more complete portrait of the range and value of the biodiversity of these countries.