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World Sparrow Day 2011

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In response to the decline last year saw the first ever World Sparrow Day and tomorrow, 20 March, is the second annual World Sparrow Day. In response to the decline last year saw the first ever World Sparrow Day and tomorrow, 20 March, is the second annual World Sparrow Day.

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Lewis's Woodpecker in New York State

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Second of all, Lewis’s Woodpeckers are birds of the west and they rarely stray to New York State. So you can imagine our disappointment when we crawled out of the car after our trip to find out that Mike was in fact relaxing in the warm kitchen and had no idea where the woodpecker was! Why is that awesome?

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Birds at Three Lakes Wildlife Management Area

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It is in this habitat that birders seek out goodies like Red-cockaded Woodpecker and Bachmann’s Sparrow. In 2012 I was successful, with the help of Doug Gochfeld, in finding all of those species in and around Three Lakes , and I hoped for a repeat performance but with better views of Bachmann’s Sparrow. Repeatedly.

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Come@Me Week Round Up

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1PM – Larry: Hunters are not Conservationists. 7PM – Jochen: Spring Sparrows are Way Cooler than Spring Warblers. We here at 10,000 Birds have no shame and it was either this or lots of posts about woodcocks, boobies, and woodpeckers. 7AM – Duncan: Bird Photography is a Fantastic Waste of Time. Well, except maybe you.

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Welcome to Come@Me Week

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1PM – Larry: Hunters are not Conservationists. 7PM – Jochen: Spring Sparrows are Way Cooler than Spring Warblers. We here at 10,000 Birds have no shame and it was either this or lots of posts about woodcocks, boobies, and woodpeckers. 1PM – Meredith: Bald Eagles are Tools. Well, except maybe you.

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The Top-5 Birding Hotspots of Serbia

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In some years, Spanish Sparrows were reported breeding inside White Storks nests in Sakule. Ecotourism will no doubt arrive soon, and with luck its revenue will prove that there’s more to be gained from protecting wildlife than selling it to hunters.” This area offers probably the best wetland birding near Belgrade. eBird bar chart. #1

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Second Atlas of Breeding Birds in Pennsylvania: A Review by an Atlas Novice

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Corey did just this in this 2011 posting about Vesper Sparrow Pooecetes gramineus in New York State. You can see the Species Account for Henslow’s Sparrow above, in the banner photo. Pileated Woodpecker, for example. Each bird found to be breeding in Pennsylvania during the period of the survey is accorded two pages.