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Preparing to Compile the Queens County Christmas Bird Count

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Eventually, when the circle was adopted, it was discovered that some circles overlapped. In the earlier years of the counts, the standard fifteen-mile diameter circle used to delineate the counting area of a particular count was not applied. Bird clubs would start a count in their general geographical area and count traditional locations.

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Male Ruddy Ducks Oxyura jamaicensis in Basic Plumage

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All of the shots in this post were taken on 12-13 March 2011 at Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge, Queens, New York. … Tags: digiscoping , ducks , jamaica bay • Have you seen the cool 10,000 Birds t-shirts? Jochen: I like that name and I might just have to adopt it. Get yours today! The proposal from U.S.

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Spotted Thick-knee

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These Blasts From The Past First Robin of Spring Eastern Phoebes in Fall Feeding Again at Forest Park Wilson’s Phalaropes Phalaropus tricolor at Jamaica Bay Wired for luck About the Author Redgannet Redgannet has been working for over 25 years as a crew member/flight attendant. Though it is certainly bad news that the U.S.

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