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World Sparrow Day 2011

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In response to the decline last year saw the first ever World Sparrow Day and tomorrow, 20 March, is the second annual World Sparrow Day. In response to the decline last year saw the first ever World Sparrow Day and tomorrow, 20 March, is the second annual World Sparrow Day.

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A Pennine Challenge 

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Meadow Pipits are abundant breeding birds on the moors Romaldkirk produced most of the village birds we could expect: there were House Martins and Swifts, Chaffinches and House Sparrows, plus Jackdaws on the church (which dates from Saxon times, more than a thousand years ago).

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Birds at Three Lakes Wildlife Management Area

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It is in this habitat that birders seek out goodies like Red-cockaded Woodpecker and Bachmann’s Sparrow. In 2012 I was successful, with the help of Doug Gochfeld, in finding all of those species in and around Three Lakes , and I hoped for a repeat performance but with better views of Bachmann’s Sparrow. Repeatedly.

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Rarity Roundup Reflections

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These are parts of the state that are unknown to many aside from duck hunters and residents who have vacated for more populous areas. But anyway… The site was still pretty productive with hundreds of sparrows, mostly Swamp , but also a single Le Conte’s Sparrow that only one of our group saw well.

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Come@Me Week Round Up

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1PM – Larry: Hunters are not Conservationists. 7PM – Jochen: Spring Sparrows are Way Cooler than Spring Warblers. 7AM – Duncan: Bird Photography is a Fantastic Waste of Time. 1PM – Meredith: Bald Eagles are Tools. 7PM – Greg: If Birds are Dinosaurs I’m a Monkey’s Uncle. 7AM – Dragan: Watching Gulls is for Weirdos.

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The Top-5 Birding Hotspots of Serbia

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In some years, Spanish Sparrows were reported breeding inside White Storks nests in Sakule. Ecotourism will no doubt arrive soon, and with luck its revenue will prove that there’s more to be gained from protecting wildlife than selling it to hunters.” This area offers probably the best wetland birding near Belgrade. eBird bar chart. #1

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Welcome to Come@Me Week

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1PM – Larry: Hunters are not Conservationists. 7PM – Jochen: Spring Sparrows are Way Cooler than Spring Warblers. 7AM – Duncan: Birders Don’t Need to Dress Like Geeky Desert Storm Cosplayers. 1PM – Meredith: Bald Eagles are Tools. 7PM – Greg: If Birds are Dinosaurs I’m a Monkey’s Uncle.