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Adventures of a Louisiana Birder: One Year, Two Wings, Three Hundred Species–A Book Review

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Adventures of a Louisiana Birder: One Year, Two Wings, Three Hundred Species is an enjoyable memoir about birding, birding strategies, birding people, community, life and death, and Louisiana (with some Alabama thrown into the mix). Adventures of a Louisiana Birder: One Year, Two Wings, Three Hundred Species. by Marybeth Lima.

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World Sparrow Day 2011

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Are you going to help “raise public awareness about the decline of the house sparrow and throw light on the problems faced by the species&# or are you in the camp that hates the lowly House Sparrow ? Rezowan Mar 20th, 2011 at 6:30 am This day should observed more effectively. Get yours today!

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First Phoebe of 2011

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home about advertise archives birds conservation contact galleries links reviews subscribe Browse: Home / Birds / First Phoebe of 2011 First Phoebe of 2011 By Corey • March 20, 2011 • 11 comments Tweet Share My first sighting of an Eastern Phoebe each year is, for me, when spring officially begins.

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Reviewing 2011 – My Year in Birds

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Finishing a year with 372 species is nothing to sneeze at and the fact that I added twenty-five birds to my ABA list was nice. Last year I saw 372 species of bird , much lower than the previous two years of 602 species and 604 species. The number one bird of the year for me for 2011 is the Burrowing Owl.

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Best Bird of the Weekend (First of March 2011)

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• Explore These Related Posts Best Bird of the Weekend (Third of March 2011) Where Are You Birding This Third Weekend of March 2011? Best Bird of the Weekend (Second of March 2011) Where Are You Birding This Second Weekend of March 2011? Where Are You Birding This First Weekend of March 2011?

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Where Are You Birding This Third Weekend of March 2011?

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home about advertise archives birds conservation contact galleries links reviews subscribe Browse: Home / Birding / Where Are You Birding This Third Weekend of March 2011? Where Are You Birding This Third Weekend of March 2011? By Mike • March 17, 2011 • 24 comments Tweet Share Happy St. fantastic capture!

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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. This species prefers swampy habitat and I don’t think the creek was appealing enough to keep it around.

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