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		<title>Tiger-striped Dreams</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 01 Nov 2010 18:22:57 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Rick</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[We&#8217;re birders all, of course, but wouldn&#8217;t you look away from the feathered folk for just a moment if you saw that face looking up at you? Looking &#8220;up&#8221; because you&#8217;d be elephant-back, close enough for the thrill, far enough for safety. Paul Holt writes about the excitement of our latest tour to Ranthambhore, Nainital, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Long-whiskered Owlet!</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 12 Jul 2010 17:58:09 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Rick</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Perhaps the most highly sought bird in all of Peru, the Long-whiskered Owlet is also among the most mysterious. Long known only from mist-netted specimens, it&#8217;s been seen a handful of times since 2007&#8211;most recently YESTERDAY by Rich Hoyer as he finished up scouting for this summer&#8217;s tour of Northern Peru. The images he sent [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Plain-capped Starthroat in Arizona</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 16 Jun 2010 01:13:10 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Rick</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[A Plain-capped Starthroat appeared Sunday at the Casa de San Pedro B&#38;B in Hereford, AZ. Jon Dunn&#8217;s tour Arizona: Second Spring spends three nights here next month. Will the starthroat still be there? No way to say, but historically, individuals of this species have lingered long and shown considerable &#8220;feeder fidelity&#8221; in southeast Arizona.]]></description>
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		<title>New Galapagos Regulations: 2012</title>
		<link>http://wingsbirds.com/blog/2010/04/new-galapagos-regulations-2012/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 26 Apr 2010 04:21:57 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Rick</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[New rules will go into effect January 1, 2012, governing inter-island travel in the Galápagos. Starting in January 2012, no vessel will be permitted to visit the same site more than once every 14 days. The brilliant week-long itineraries now in effect will no longer be possible; by visiting the best sites, those itineraries make [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Birding the Lower Rio Grande</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 15 Apr 2010 16:30:01 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Rick</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The NYT has a good-looking and very timely slide show from &#8220;The Valley&#8221; on line. If you&#8217;ve never been, this should whet your appetite&#8211;along with the most recent reports from Gavin Bieber&#8216;s spring and winter tours to one of the great meccas of American birding. Among the brilliant beauties lurking in the Rio Grande&#8217;s narrow [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The Birdathon Season: Soon Upon Us</title>
		<link>http://wingsbirds.com/blog/2010/03/the-birdathon-season-soon-upon-us/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 05 Mar 2010 19:13:56 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Rick</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[So how do WINGS leaders spend their time when they&#8217;re not leading tours? In the field, of course, birding and learning&#8211;and contributing to conservation by participating in such activities as &#8220;birdathons.&#8221; Rich Hoyer&#8216;s Voyeurs will be going head to head with Gavin Bieber&#8216;s High Rollers in Tucson Audubon&#8216;s annual event. Where will you be birdathoning [...]]]></description>
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		<title>A Big Weekend in Oaxaca</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 12 Nov 2009 17:46:42 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Rick</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Oaxaca is famed the world &#8217;round for its richly historic culture and for some of the best birding in Mexico. This year&#8217;s Oaxaca Birding Marathon, held over the last of October and the first of November, provided eloquent testimony to the area&#8217;s birding potential, with 406 species (!) recorded over two and a half days [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Florence Lives</title>
		<link>http://wingsbirds.com/blog/2009/11/florence-lives/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 10 Nov 2009 18:17:21 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Rick</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Today&#8217;s NYT points out that Florence, birthplace of the Renaissance,  remains one of the most culturally vibrant cities in Italy, as we&#8217;ll discover in Tuscany next May. Join us!]]></description>
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		<title>Whooping Cranes on the Move</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 09 Nov 2009 18:31:24 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Rick</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The world&#8217;s last wild flock of Whooping Cranes is headed south to its Texas wintering grounds. As many as 36 cranes were seen over the weekend in the area of Cheyenne Bottoms and Quivira NWR in Kansas. The next days and weeks will see virtually all of the mid-continent flock arriving on the Texas coast, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Western Pacific Odyssey 2011: New Photo Gallery</title>
		<link>http://wingsbirds.com/blog/2009/10/western-pacific-odyssey-2011-new-photo-gallery/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 22 Oct 2009 07:37:37 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Rick</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Steve Howell has updated the photo gallery for his 2011 Western Pacific Odyssey (the last time this itinerary will be available from our cruise company). There are some astounding images in Steve&#8217;s collection. I know I should be most enthusiastic about the birds, but the gallery&#8217;s other &#8220;flying&#8221; creatures are absolutely breathtaking. Take a look!]]></description>
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