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Some Birding News about Birders in Costa Rica

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Where can I see Cabanis’s Ground-Sparrow followed by a fantastic meal ? I savor the timeless experience of scanning these tropical waves for storm-petrels and lost jaegers. Local guide and birder David Mora Vargas has been spending much of his time at his family’s farm in the Sarapiqui lowlands.

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Best Bird of the Weekend (First of March 2011)

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If you’ve blogged about your weekend experience, you should include a link in your comment. On Sunday at Kissena Park I saw five species of sparrows. A mixed species flock of sparrows (american tree, field and chipping) was by the bike track parking lot. I see why people sometimes call them gray ghosts.

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Best Bird of the Weekend (Second of March 2011)

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If you’ve blogged about your weekend experience, you should include a link in your comment. A Preview… 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 suspect though that once we get past the Ides of March (beware!) link] Donna S.

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Licking Clay: the Macaws of Tambopata, Peru

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The experience is one of the ornithological highlights in the world. Please go to [link] Tags: macaws , parrots , peru , tambopata • Camping tents - Check out our pop up tents , family tents , and more! A range of animals come to satisfy their need for salt or the soothing effects of the clay along the river banks of the region.

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Where Are You Birding This Third Weekend of March 2011?

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more migratory sky shots here ) Tags: march , weekend • Camping tents - Check out our pop up tents , family tents , and more! 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. Look to the skies for flocks of waterfowl on the wing!

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Birding Beyond Lake Yojoa and Panacam Lodge

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Nonetheless, a birder’s initial experience in Honduras sets him or her on an inexorable course towards the only species currently named for this gem of a country. Prevost’s Ground-Sparrow , on the other hand, made the scene with their gorgeous white faces and button eyes. That is how the saying goes, right?

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How to See 300 Bird Species in 3 Days

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For example, we might just enjoy the calls and antics of those White-throated Sparrows while searching for a Harris’s. Whether a birder is eager for eyefulls of common species or needs to test the birding Zen and. I like the thrill of the chase but also love studying whatever I find.