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    Zoochat Big Year 2023

    Autumn has proven to be a fantastic season for birdwatching; I've seen loads of new species recently with no sign of things slowing down! All...
    Post by: OboeKade, 13 Dec 2023 in forum: Wildlife & Nature Conservation
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    Zoochat Big Year 2023

    A few updates as things have started to cool down (a bit!): BIRDS 138. Yellow-billed Cuckoo (Coccyzus americanus) 139. Canyon Wren (Catharpes...
    Post by: OboeKade, 19 Sep 2023 in forum: Wildlife & Nature Conservation
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    San Diego Zoo San Diego Zoo Map Archive

    Archive has been updated again! Both the zoo and the Safari Park got new maps (9.05.2023 and 9.2023 respectively). Not a ton of changes for...
    Post by: OboeKade, 6 Sep 2023 in forum: United States
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    Zoochat Big Year 2023

    Excruciatingly hot Texas summer has made birdwatching during the day fairly dangerous, and I'm limited to morning/evening excursions. Lifers have...
    Post by: OboeKade, 18 Jul 2023 in forum: Wildlife & Nature Conservation
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    San Diego Zoo San Diego Zoo Map Archive

    Archive has been updated with the latest San Diego Zoo map (07.14.23_SDZ23-Map-Front-no-qr_LowRes2 copy.pdf (sandiegozoowildlifealliance.org)),...
    Post by: OboeKade, 18 Jul 2023 in forum: United States
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    Zoochat Big Year 2023

    It's been a busy month! No shortage of birds, either... being a new birder, I'm still getting lifers everywhere I go, and I finally got my first...
    Post by: OboeKade, 30 May 2023 in forum: Wildlife & Nature Conservation
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    San Diego Zoo San Diego Zoo Map Archive

    Archive has been updated with the latest San Diego Zoo map (05.26.23_SDZ26-Map-Front-no-qr_LowRes.pdf (sandiegozoowildlifealliance.org)), archive...
    Post by: OboeKade, 30 May 2023 in forum: United States
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    Zoochat Big Year 2023

    Time for another much-belated update! Here goes: 91. Green Heron (Butorides virescens) 92. Common Yellowthroat (Geothlypis trichas) 93. Common...
    Post by: OboeKade, 9 May 2023 in forum: Wildlife & Nature Conservation
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    San Diego Zoo San Diego Zoo Map Archive

    Archive has been updated with the latest Safari Park map (SP23-04-2023-Map_v1_LowRes.pdf (sandiegozoowildlifealliance.org)), archive link in...
    Post by: OboeKade, 15 Apr 2023 in forum: United States
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    Zoochat Big Year 2023

    I'll go ahead and add these non-native naturalized species: 83. European Starling (Sturnus vulgaris) 84. House Sparrow (Passer domesticus) 85....
    Post by: OboeKade, 15 Apr 2023 in forum: Wildlife & Nature Conservation
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    Zoochat Big Year 2023

    Goodness, it's been a while. I've gone out to the golf course trails every day since this post, and I have quite a few new species. It's crazy how...
    Post by: OboeKade, 12 Apr 2023 in forum: Wildlife & Nature Conservation
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    Zoochat Big Year 2023

    Four more from my trek today: 39. Savannah Sparrow (Passerculus sandwichensis) 40. Ruby-Crowned Kinglet (Corthylio calendula) 41. Couch's...
    Post by: OboeKade, 22 Mar 2023 in forum: Wildlife & Nature Conservation
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    Zoochat Big Year 2023

    Set out once again and I was certainly not disappointed! 33. Eastern Phoebe (Sayornis phoebe) 34. Cedar Waxwing (Bombycilla cedrorum) 35....
    Post by: OboeKade, 21 Mar 2023 in forum: Wildlife & Nature Conservation
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    Zoochat Big Year 2023

    Another old golf course walk, another set of new species sightings: 25. Golden-Fronted Woodpecker (Melanerpes aurifrons) 26. American Crow...
    Post by: OboeKade, 19 Mar 2023 in forum: Wildlife & Nature Conservation
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    Zoochat Big Year 2023

    Saw two new species as well as more Bewick's Wrens, Northern Mockingbirds, Carolina Chickadees, and Cooper's Hawks walking the trails of the old...
    Post by: OboeKade, 19 Mar 2023 in forum: Wildlife & Nature Conservation