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“Purple Martins” by Carl Sandburg

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Be water birds, be air birds. Five fat geese Eat grass on a sod bank And never count your slinging ciphers, your sliding figure eights. Be water birds, be air birds. Twirl on, you and your satin blue. Be these purple tumblers you are. It is your wooded island here in Lincoln park. Be these purple tumblers you are.

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No Snow on Long Island

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Saturday was set aside for birding. Redgannet was in town and had all day to get out looking for birds so I had booked us for the pelagic trip out of Freeport and our plan was to find his life Snowy Owl and then get on the boat and enjoy a host of alcids, gulls, and gannets.

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ACTION ALERT! Tomorrow, MARCH 15, 2011, is the deadline for public.

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home about advertise archives birds conservation contact galleries links reviews subscribe Browse: Home / Birds / Sandhill Crane Hunt in Kentucky?! If you wrote to Tennessee in the 10,000 Birds campaign this winter, you can cut and paste your letter, changing “Tennessee&# to “Kentucky.&# Kentucky Dept.

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