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10,000 Birds goes eBirding – Part II

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As of mid-November 2021, the Collaborative had submitted more than 4,200 checklists (up from 1,700 in 2018) and has observed 691 species in the United States (up from 618). Thus, there are now seven states with 200+ observed species. The state with the largest increase was Arizona , with 139 species added.

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The “Birds” in the Brush

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When you move on to Montana, you discover that there are worse things that one species of tiny screaming mammal tricking you each year as you try to cope with an influx of songbirds and a winterized memory bank that contains only Black-capped Chickadees and Dark-eyed Juncos (and only about half their calls at that.) You sigh and move on.

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Little Big Year Week 33: Yellowstone

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Last week we were in the Teton Valley, getting ready to head over to Wyoming, and Yellowstone National Park. In talking to the local guides, and Rangers, they all agreed that they had not been seeing too many species around in the last couple of weeks. Our last night in Wyoming was spent at the historic Terry Bison Ranch.

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My Top Ten Birds of 2016

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I opened the year in California and even though I flew out in the evening on New Year’s Day I did see some species out there that I would otherwise not have seen for the year. Winter birding around New York City was just so-so but I did add one species to my Queens list. Black-billed Magpie , 31 July, Golden, Colorado.

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Our Favorite Bird Books (and one pair of Binoculars) of 2022

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Myers, a professional birding guide in “real life,” summarizes the etymology and history of all common bird names (of bird families and groups, not all 10,000-plus species). The guide covers 265 of Maine’s 461 bird species: common nesting species, common migrants, and wintering birds.

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The Popular Barn Swallow

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There are other species of migratory birds that have a breeding population in the Neotropics and a separate migratory population. Chicks in nest in Wyoming. What is known is that the colony in South America continues to grow as birds hatched there stay and breed there. Photo: Alfredo Begazo.

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eBird Weather: RainCrow Q&A

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I find the information helpful and insightful, as it can shed light on why some species were or were not seen on that trip. A good example is once when I was visiting Wyoming, I found a checklist from a few years earlier that had 750 Horned Larks, 100 Lapland Longspurs, and a Golden Eagle at a nondescript place called “Beef Unit.”

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