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Birding the Ndumo area, South Africa

10,000 Birds

I am a riddle, and I am a Hadada Ibis “ T he HBW gives the following explanation for the Latin species name Lebonyana of the Kurrichane Thrush : “Tswana name Lebonyana for the Red-billed Buffalo Weaver Bubalornis niger, given erroneously to the Kurrichane Thrush which also has a red bill” Then, in the field identification part (..)

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Feeding Wild Birds in America: Culture, Commerce & Conservation: A Book Review by a Curious Bird Feeder

10,000 Birds

Shelves of feeders to choose from, ranging from inexpensive tubes to porcelain sculptures; bags and barrels of shelled and unshelled seed, including something called variously thistle, nyjer or niger; guidelines on when, how, where to do the actual feeding. There was cleaning, lots of cleaning of feeders and yard. And squirrels.

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Collaborative List – November 2019

10,000 Birds

Mark Hatfield Marine Science Center and Estuary Trail. Mark Hatfield Marine Science Center and Estuary Trail. Mark Hatfield Marine Science Center and Estuary Trail. Mark Hatfield Marine Science Center and Estuary Trail. Mark Hatfield Marine Science Center and Estuary Trail. Black Tern – Chlidonias niger.

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Collaborative List – May 2018

10,000 Birds

Mark Hatfield Marine Science Center and Estuary Trail. Mark Hatfield Marine Science Center and Estuary Trail. Little Cormorant – Microcarbo niger. Mark Hatfield Marine Science Center and Estuary Trail. Mark Hatfield Marine Science Center and Estuary Trail. Black Tern – Chlidonias niger.

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Collaborative List – October 2018

10,000 Birds

Southern Black-Tit – Melaniparus niger. Black Swift – Cypseloides niger. Black Tern – Chlidonias niger. Little Cormorant – Microcarbo niger. White-cheeked Honeyeater – Phylidonyris niger. Mark Hatfield Marine Science Center and Estuary Trail. Munuscong WMA (Munuscong Potholes).

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Collaborative list – September 2018

10,000 Birds

Southern Black-Tit – Melaniparus niger. Black Swift – Cypseloides niger. Black Tern – Chlidonias niger. Little Cormorant – Microcarbo niger. White-cheeked Honeyeater – Phylidonyris niger. Mark Hatfield Marine Science Center and Estuary Trail. Munuscong WMA (Munuscong Potholes).

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Collaborative List – July 2018

10,000 Birds

Southern Black-Tit – Melaniparus niger. Black Swift – Cypseloides niger. Black Tern – Chlidonias niger. Little Cormorant – Microcarbo niger. White-cheeked Honeyeater – Phylidonyris niger. Mark Hatfield Marine Science Center and Estuary Trail. Munuscong WMA (Munuscong Potholes).

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