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Common Ringed Plover

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Very occasionally though, one might stray down the eastern seaboard of the USA, but for the most part, those that breed in arctic Canada migrate towards Europe and swell numbers there during the winter. In this part (sorry Corey) all those tundran breeders seem to have followed the path most flown.

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Birding at the Tip of Florida: A Bit of Everything

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In this article, we will touch upon the high diversity of passerines that either winter or migrate through southeastern Florida, the dynamics of bird colonization by both natural range expansions and introductions, and the large number of strays that show up annually from the Caribbean, the north, and the west.

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Andalucia’s City-Slicker Falcons

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According to the Birds of the Western Palearctic , they will attack Ravens and Egyptian and Griffon Vultures if they stray too close to their nest sites, while ignoring buzzards harriers and kites. The hovering is generally for shorter periods than that of Common Kestrels, with less wing flapping.

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The Fate of the Florida Anis

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Smooth-billed Anis were relative newcomers as breeders to Florida, having only begun nesting since the 1930s. In any case, birders hoping to see Smooth-billed Ani in the ABA area now must hope for single strays to show up in the Florida Keys and along the southeast coast of Florida.

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New York State Big Year?

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It really depends on where the strays and vagrants show up in the second half of the year. then eventually you’re going to see most of the residents, spring migrants, wintering species and regular breeders. The other obvious piece of advice is to go for every vagrant or stray as soon as you hear about it.

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Our Best Birds of 2020

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Common Cuckoo is a fascinating bird, an obligate parasitic breeder that employs numerous strategies, including fraud and murder, to survive. But in 2020, with all my travel plans cancelled and pretty much everything shut down, I wasn’t straying too far from Albany, New York for birding.

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