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What is the State Bird of New Hampshire?

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You know a bird is beautiful when Robert Tory Peterson describes it as a “ sparrow dipped in raspberry juice.” ” New Hampshire must have thought the same, for they voted the Purple Finch the state bird in 1957. Originally, the Purple Finch ran into opposition from proponents of the New Hampshire hen.

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Duck Stamp Conservation 2023

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As background, a Migratory Bird Hunting and Conservation Stamp costs $25 and income from sales goes into the Migratory Bird Conservation Fund (“MBCF”). Acquisitions made with the MBCF must be approved by the Migratory Bird Conservation Commission (“MBCC”). Conte NWR (New Hampshire): $1,066,450 to acquire 797 acres.

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10,000 Birds goes eBirding – Part II

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As devoted readers of 10,000 Birds know , the writers contribute checklists to a joint eBird account called the “ 10,000 Birds Collaborative.”. Many of the states with more than 200 species are home to contributors and/or have destination birding locations and/or are popular places generally.

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“The Hawk’s Way” — a book review

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In The Hawk’s Way, Montgomery is very good on the ethical dilemmas inherent in falconry, centered on both the bird and the woman, even if she never resolves any of them definitively. She herself is a vegetarian, one of the sort that mourns even roadkill. And, to become a full apprentice, she needs to catch her own hawk from the wild.

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10,000 Birds goes eBirding

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Since 2016, writers at 10,000 Birds have been contributing checklists to a joint eBird account called the “10,000 Birds Collaborative.” The writers at 10,000 Birds span the globe, but I am particularly interested in the lists for the United States, as that is my “beat.” For the United States, there is also a state list.

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Beats the Beltway: a review of Bruce Beehler’s book “Natural Encounters”

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In his blog, Birds and Nature North America, the peripatetic Bruce Beehler professes to cover not just what the title says, but also American culture, American history, and “stories of back-roads travel and camping.” Natural Encounters: Biking, Hiking, and Birding Through the Seasons. Yale, New Haven and London. By Bruce M.

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Snowy Owl Invasion!

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Here in New York State Snowy Owls have been reported in more than ten counties, with most of those counties having birds being seen in multiple locations. If you want to keep up with what is going on up there you can do worse than The Bruce Mactavish Newfoundland Birding Blog. … Birds irruption owls Snowy Owl'

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