Ian’s Bird of the Week – Scintillant Hummingbird

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Ian’s Bird of the Week – Scintillant Hummingbird ~ by Ian Montgomery Newsletter – 11/25/10 At the Hotel Savegre (http://www.savegre.co.cr/) where I stayed in the highlands in Costa Rica in pursuit of the Resplendent Quetzal, a variety of Hummingbirds were regular visitors to the hummingbird feeders and the flowers in the garden. The largest of … Continue reading →

Birdwatching at South Lake Howard Nature Pk 11-24-10

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Today we finally had a chance to go birdwatching for a little while. We drove to South Lake Howard Nature Park here in Winter Haven, FL. With all that has been going on, it has been almost a month since we have had a chance to bird watch (A little in Tennessee, come to think … Continue reading →

I.O.C. World Bird List Version 2.6 Update Complete

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Finally got the site updated to the I.O.C. World Bird List Version 2.6. Fell behind because of our trip to Indiana. Now it is up to date. (I think!) With the IOC adding a new Order: Suliformes which pulled the Frigatebirds, Gannets, Cormorants and Anhingas out of the Pelecaniformes Order and adding new Families: Capitonidae-New … Continue reading →

Ian’s Bird of the Week – Violaceous Trogon

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Ian’s Bird of the Week – Violaceous Trogon ~ by Ian Montgomery Newsletter – 11/17/10 When the Resplendent Quetzal featured as bird of the week in October, I mentioned that Quetzals are members of the Trogon family, the Trogonidae. So they belong to a splendid lineage as typical Trogons are quite gorgeous in their own … Continue reading →

Birds in Hymns – A Living Stream, As Crystal Clear

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Based on: …proceeding out of the throne of God and of the Lamb. (Revelation 22:1) Words: John Ma­son, Songs of Praise, 1683; adapt­ed by John Ke­ble. Music: Stock­ton (Wright), Thom­as Wright (1763-1829) A Living Stream, As Crystal Clear A living stream, as crystal clear, Welling from out the throne, Of God and of the Lamb … Continue reading →

The Smooth-billed Ani – The Corporates…

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The Smooth-billed Ani – The Corporates… ~ by a j mithra The Smooth-billed Ani (Crotophaga ani) is a large near passerine bird in the cuckoo family. It is a resident breeding species from southern Florida, the Bahamas, the Caribbean, parts of Central America, south to western Ecuador, Brazil, and northern Argentina. This ani is found … Continue reading →

Ian’s Bird of the Week – White-whiskered Puffbird

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Ian’s Bird of the Week – White-whiskered Puffbird ~ by Ian Montgomery Newsletter – 11/11/10 Last week’s Asian Dowitcher prompted an amusing comment about bird names (‘Dowitcher Princess’) from a friend of mine on the list, thank you Peter, so how about the White-whiskered Puffbird, encountered in Carara Reserve on the Pacific Coast of Costa … Continue reading →