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Keeping Cool in Tierra Caliente

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And many of these species are also strikingly beautiful. Birding there can often be a test of endurance. Yellow-winged Caciques , showy members of the Blackbird/New World Oriole family, are always conspicuous residents of the region. Unfortunately, there is a downside to visiting Tierra Caliente.

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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 ? Local guide and birder David Mora Vargas has been spending much of his time at his family’s farm in the Sarapiqui lowlands. With around 400 species recorded for the area, yeah, it’s where we might all like to quarantine for a bit!

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Want to Go Bird Banding in Amazonian Peru?

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Checking for moult limits on a female Band-tailed Manakin to determine her age Imagine learn or improving your mist-netting, bird banding, handling, aging, and Neotropical bird ID skills in one of the most exuberantly natural surroundings ( 599 bird species recorded at Explorer’s Inn and Sachavacayoc Centre!)

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Corporate Branding of Birds for Conservation: A Modest Proposal

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” Glancing at the man who’d interrupted, I remembered exactly how his family first made their money and decided to move ahead quickly. Or a pipit, or a weaver, or a finch, or…” *don’t say sparrow* I told myself. Sparrow polls really bad. That species could use a cash infusion right away.”

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Best Bird of the Weekend (First of March 2011)

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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. Also present in other parts of the park were fox and white-throated sparrows. I see why people sometimes call them gray ghosts.

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ACTION ALERT! Tomorrow, MARCH 15, 2011, is the deadline for public.

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Hunting sandhill cranes in Kentucky is a bad idea from a public relations standpoint, considering the growing cadre of birders and nature enthusiasts for whom cranes are a touchstone species. Initiating a hunting season on a large, charismatic species like a crane is no way to resuscitate hunting.

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

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The book is divided into three parts: “Introduction,” “Avifaunal Overview,” and “Species Accounts.” The authors’ detailed delineation of problems with the accuracy of NYC breeding bird surveys or with the limits of historical writings may test a reader’s patience. Most birders will go straight to the “Species Accounts.”