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10,000 Birds goes eBirding

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Some states have no species at all, not even a pigeon, crow, or sparrow: Hawaii , Utah , Nebraska , Oklahoma , Minnesota , Iowa , Wisconsin , Kentucky , West Virginia , Mississippi , Alabama , Connecticut , and Rhode Island. Even the nation’s capital has been ignored.

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After Some Merritt Island Specialties

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Southern Florida offers many unique wintering birds, but perhaps none more so then the sparrows that call different parts of Florida their winter homes. The wigeon madness was just one of the few special species found on the coast that week, but the bird that had me excited the most was the Saltmarsh Sharp-tailed Sparrow.

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The Wildlife Rehabilitator’s Wish List

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Out of over 30 respondents, almost everyone wanted money for better facilities, paid staff, on-call veterinarians, emergency vehicles, food, and protected land – from Terry and Lindsay in California to Cindy in Michigan, from Sally in Kentucky to Mickie in South Dakota, and Lisa and Lia in New York. wrote Laura, on Long Island.

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Little Big Year – Week 34: We visit Colorado and Texas

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With Wyoming and South Dakota in our rear view mirror, we look toward Colorado, and a hot spot I have been anxious to visit. Trinidad Colorado is located just a few miles north of the Colorado – New Mexico border, and home to the Trinidad Reservoir. I spent half a day walking along the lake, hoping for things to calm down, but no luck.

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The Traveling Birder

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But Northern Cardinal, Catbird, and White-throated Sparrow do not appear until the 270s, during a visit to Central Park while on business trip to New York City. Prairie Pothole Region of the United States , primary in North and South Dakota, Minnesota, and Montana. 10, Mountain Quail at No. 11, Wandering Tattler at No.

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How much bird is there, anyway?

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But it happened at that moment that a lot of what I was looking at was avian in nature: a few crows, some sparrows, blackbirds, and other run of the mill inner-ring suburb fliers and flitterers. But if you look at a bit of prairie in South Dakota during the dead of winter, you may see very few birds and a lot of bison.

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Where Are You Birding This Third Weekend of March 2011?

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All conditions are perfect here in central South Dakota for the waterfowl travelers. Have a nice weekend. Salls Country Life Mar 19th, 2011 at 1:35 pm We are experiencing some incredible migratory bird watching right now. Stop by our blog for some nice shots and share the experience!!

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