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Second Atlas of Breeding Birds in Pennsylvania: A Review by an Atlas Novice

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A breeding bird atlas is a special kind of book. For ornithologists, it is the documentation of a multi-year project designed to record the distribution and abundance of birds in a specific area (in North America, usually a state or a province), utilizing a mapping method involving blocks and grids.

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May Migration in Queens

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Queens, New York, May 2009 May is the month of migration in North America.

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Australian Botanic Garden, Mount Annan

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We also had Eastern Whipbirds hopping along the edge of the road tossing the leaf litter about in search of food. This butterfly is called a Monarch Butterfly in North America and it came to Australia in about 1871. There are 70 species that are known to breed in the park. Satin Bowerbird -female. Satin Bowerbird bower.

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Manx Shearwaters

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Its first flight will take it from its burrow, usually on the west coast of the United Kingdom, to the coast of South America, an extraordinary journey for an unaccompanied minor. Each year 120,000 birds visit the island to breed from March through August in burrows that riddle the landscape.