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Identifying the Mystery Bird

10,000 Birds

Is this a Song Sparrow ? Sometimes bird rehabbers who end up with tiny, semi-feathered little mystery birds end up playing a game called “Name That Bird.”. Hence: Name That Bird. “He came from a pine tree above two of my vets’ driveway in a fairly heavily wooded area. Nearly inaudible.”.

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An Interview with Richard Fried – the New York State Big Year Record Holder

10,000 Birds

Richard totaled 352 species, an impressive number, by seeing almost all of the regularly occurring New York birds and the vast majority of the rarities that showed up in 2011. I also know that birds are in decline, with many seriously threatened species, lending some urgency to my desire to see them before they disappear.

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