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Some Birding News about Birders in Costa Rica

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Want to see a high quality video showing 53 species only be found in Costa Rica and adjacent western Panama? It’s such a great resource, I can go over woodcreeper songs, test myself to see which vocalizations I still remember from the ridiculously diverse rainforests of Tambopata, Peru. And it also has a cool name.

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Raptors of Mexico and Central America: A Book Review

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The Introduction also gives an outline of the book two sections, with background on how to use certain sections, including an extensive explanation of molt and its terminology. And, if you’re looking for a good hawkwatch tour down south, check out the offerings of the nonprofit HMANA , Hawk Migration Association of North America.)

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I and the Bird: What is a Vulture?

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New World Vultures are their own family, Cathartidae, that has moved around a bit with the proliferation of genetic testing such that for a while they were thought to be allied with storks, but is now pretty well within, but not too within, the other diurnal raptors. Panama’s Vulture – Jan Axel, Jan’s Birding Blog.

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Gulls Simplified: A Gull Book Review

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Even more than warbler, shorebird, and sparrow identification, this is a field that tests our endurance (gull watching is too often done in bitter cold, windy conditions), patience (even getting one good photo can take hours as you try to separate the ‘interesting gull’ from the flock), observational skills (so many plumages!)

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Vote Now for Awesome Ornithology Projects!

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A typical Neotropical bird – a Royal Flycatcher caught on a scouting trip in Panama. As it turns out, there is a great system in Panama for studying the genetics of color. Two species, White- and Golden-, form a hybrid zone where their ranges meet in Bocas del Toro, Panama. Just look at that thing! candei ), Golden-collared ( M.

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Impressive Highland Birding in Costa Rica at El Toucanet

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Get onto a mixed flock and most won’ be found anywhere other than the mountains of Costa Rica and western Panama. Also a relief after trudging through rainforest and testing the sweat-wicking characteristics of field clothes on the Pacific coast. It’s hefty! Flame-colored Tanagers!

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How to See 300 Bird Species in 3 Days

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Whether a birder is eager for eyefulls of common species or needs to test the birding Zen and. Mountains beckon just north of the airport and that’s where we ventured for a host of hummingbirds, Furnarids, wood-warblers, and other species, many of which only occur in the highlands of Costa Rica and Panama.