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Recent content by Bokmakierie99

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    Jamaica, February 2018

    This February, from the 19th to the 25th, we took a little trip to Jamaica, visiting three main birding sites on the island: the Blue Mountains, Portland Parish and the Ecclesdown Road, and Cockpit Country in the northwest. We saw 63 species, including 23 of the 28 Jamaican endemics. Below is a...
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    Looking for a Book - Butterflies of Southern Amazonia

    Hi I am looking to find the book "Butterflies of Southern Amazonia" by Garwood & Lehman, but I can't find it available anywhere online. Does anyone know where a copy can be acquired? thank you.
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    Red Owl in the south? And flufftail near Tana?

    Hi Dr_ADH, You PMed me about my Madagascar experience and I tried to reply but it said that you have too many messages in your inbox, and my message could not be sent. Hope you see this here. PM me again and I'll send it when you clear out your inbox.
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    Uganda December 2016

    Day 3: We are up early again and do a couple hours of morning birding along the road before leaving Semliki; we can bird along the road without paying the park's rather expensive ($30 per person) daily fees. Birding along the road is still quite productive. Along the main tarred road we see...
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    Uganda December 2016

    Day 2: We get an early start, leaving the cabins with Justice, our local bird guide, at 7. We start out birding along the tarred road which forms the boundary of the park here, and see quite a few neat birds: a lovely male Black Bishop is displaying in the grass by the road. In the trees close...
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    Uganda December 2016

    Day 1: We arrived in Entebbe the previous evening, seeing Marabou Storks and Common Bulbuls at the airport. We are met by Luke at 8 o'clock, and shortly thereafter start on the long drive to Semliki National Park, which lies at the far eastern edge of the Guinea-Congo forest and harbors a number...
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    Uganda December 2016

    In the first two weeks of December this year we took a trip around south-western Uganda, following mostly the typical birding itenerary: Day 1: arrive Entebbe, drive to Semliki National Park Day 2: birding hike in Semliki NP Day 3: morning in Semliki, then drive to Queen Elizabeth - evening...
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    January 1st joint Birdforum list (2017 edition)

    My addition to the team USA list (from Vermont): Downy Woodpecker Hairy Woodpecker Mallard Wild Turkey American Goldfinch White-breasted Nuthatch Red-breasted Nuthatch European Starling House Sparrow Dark-eyed Junco White-throated Sparrow Red-tailed Hawk Black-capped Chickadee Tufted Titmouse...
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    January 1st joint Birdforum list (2017 edition)

    I'm on a Christmas Bird Count tomorrow as well - I'll contribute whatever I see.
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    Madagascar Tour Guides - Nov. 2016

    In November 2016 we took a 17 day tour with Madagascar Tour Guides We were lead by Lova, who was an excellent guide - very keen to find us every bird he could. MTG clearly also had great connections with the local guides at each national park - we had excellent local guides basically everywhere...
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    Your Most Recent "Life" Bird

    Shikra, at the end of a 2 week trip in Uganda. Much more memorable new ones from the same trip were Shoebill, Shelley's Crimsonwing, and Ross's Turaco
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    Zambia - September 1-11 2016

    I've put most of my good photos (and some record shots as well) on to a flickr set here, if anyone's interested: https://www.flickr.com/photos/68961563@N02/albums/72157674231041821
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    Your top 3 "bogey" birds?

    I am in a similar position with the Black Woodpecker; I've "seen" it twice, but both were such fleeting glimpses that I barely feel I can count the bird.
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    Zambia - September 1-11 2016

    Day 10: Our plan to join some of the other guests for a morning game walk is delayed when we wake up to find that two elephants are walking around in the camping area, trapping us in the relative safety of our rooftop tents! Eventually they leave, but not before they break a bunch of large...
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    Zambia - September 1-11 2016

    Day 9: We are out at 7:30 on a boat trip to look for birds along the Kafue River, arranged through McBride's Camp. We head slowly down river a few kilometers, seeing a lot of Waterbuck and Puku along the way, as well as common riverside species such as White-breasted Cormorants, Hadeda Ibises...
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