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Flock to Marion

10,000 Birds

These have been used by meteorologists, technicians, and researchers who spend about 13 months on the island at a time researching a variety of sciences. About half of all breeding Wandering Albatross nest on the Prince Edward Islands. Yellow-nosed Albatross. Wandering Albatross. Mouse-free Marion!

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The Sibley Guide to Birds, Second Edition: A Review of an Iconic Guide in a New Edition

10,000 Birds

(The phrase is also used in the Stokes Field Guide to the Birds of North America and The Shorebird Guide by O’Brien, Crossley, and Karlson, so it hasn’t been totally abandoned.). On the other hand, the identification points accompanying the images appear to be exactly the same in both editions. (As