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Best Bird of the Weekend (Third of April 2013)

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Denied a Ruff, I had to make to do with a very handsome, very obliging, very early Hooded Warbler at Oakland Lake in Queens. So Corey returned the next day to bag one as his Best Bird of the Weekend. This is why I hate twitching! The bonus Donna sighting at the same location made the trip worth it! How about you?

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Birding California: A Regional Primer

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One or two Tufted Ducks show up at Lake Merritt in Oakland every year, with this drake in particular often lending itself for soul-satisfying views. Lake Merritt, Oakland, CA. 2013 was a great year for finding massive rafts of storm-petrels off Bodega Bay and Half Moon Bay. The Bay Area. We have a little bit of everything here.