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A First Christmas Bird Count Experience

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Coreys 2011 Year List - 228 Copyright © 2011 10,000 Birds. Go win a copy and you might get it before I get off my keister and write my review… Great Horned Owl Taking a Deer Leg Seriously, that really happens in this excellent video of a Great Horned Owl scavenging a deer carcass by Kirk Mona. Wicked, right?

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Best Bird of the Weekend (Second of March 2011)

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If you’ve blogged about your weekend experience, you should include a link in your comment. • Explore These Related Posts Best Bird of the Weekend (Third of March 2011) Where Are You Birding This Third Weekend of March 2011? Where Are You Birding This Second Weekend of March 2011? Get yours today! Have a great week!!

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My (belated) Best Bird of the Year 2011: Racket-tailed Treepie

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My experience would have it that the pre-Christmas period is filled with an urgency to try get everything done at work that desperately needs to be taken care of, attend a million Christmas get-togethers, and racing about through crowded shopping districts. The Racket-tailed Treepie was not the rarest bird I saw in 2011.

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Your Best Birds of the Year for 2011

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On this final day of 2011 it is time, just like it was on the final day of 2010 , to share your Best Birds of the Year. Here, without further ado, are your Best Birds of 2011, in no particular order. Kirby Adams had a magical experience with his Best Bird of the Year and he blogged about it on his blog, Sharp Tern.

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Avian Quiz – March 11, 2011

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I have encountered this situation only one time in my birding experience. 7 Responses to “Avian Quiz – March 11, 2011&# tai haku Mar 11th, 2011 at 11:38 am “We’re not talking habitat, we’re talking geographic location here. &# OK – I’ll take a punt at this one: 1. North America 2. North America 3.

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Learning the Birds: A Book Review

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In July 2011 a Henslow’s Sparrow was found in Ames, N.Y., ” Each essay focuses on a current birding experience (with one exception, an essay about Nathan Leopold, the murderer who was a birder). a rural area in the eastern-central part of the state. How is birding like rock climbing? Learning the Birds: A Midlife Adventure.

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Backstory: Digiscoper of the Year 2011

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The results of the Swarovski Optik Digiscoper of the Year 2011 have just been published and once again, they show just what is possible with a telescope and everything from a cheap compact camera to a semi-pro DSLR. and content (not just what the bird IS, but what it is DOING).

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