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Best Bird of the Weekend (Third of March 2014)

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Patrick’s Day by doing more than donning green didn’t “celebrate” so much this weekend that you’re suffering today. He was pleased to see several hundred Snow Geese at Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge. Hopefully, those of you who observe St. There are few things nicer than a big ol’ flock of Snow Geese!

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Where Are You Birding This Fourth Weekend of January 2014?

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After all, I’m sure North America has suffered under the tyrannical grip of a polar vortex before, even though the term seems new to me, just as we survived last year’s Snowpocalypse and Sharknado. In Bierce’s view, “There is nothing new under the sun but there are lots of old things we don’t know.” Who could disagree?

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Birds of Central America: A Field Guide Review

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However, I do think that there are illustrations here that suffer from washed-out blacks and whites that almost blend into the background. Press, 2014); and Guide to the Birds of Honduras by Robert J. Or, are the tones similar to the birds’ depiction by two masters of Neotropical bird illustration? Gallardo (2015).

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