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Signs of Spring Migration in Costa Rica

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The Red-shouldered Hawks , the quick flapping Accipiters and the legions of blackbirds and ducks moved through the cool airs of March and April but the orioles, grosbeaks, and wood-warblers wouldn’t show up until the trees had their buds and many had their leaves.

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Better Living Through Birding: Notes From a Black Man in the Natural World–A Book Review

10,000 Birds

He’s participating in Alabama Audubon’s first Black Belt Birding Festival , an event that brings him life birds and encounters with black history as he walks through Birmingham and then Selma. exploring birds, their habitats, and conservation.

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