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Swainson’s Hawks in Plumas County

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These beautiful birds are now reduced in numbers or distribution throughout their range and considered to be declining in Utah, Nevada, and Oregon. They are listed as a Species of Special Concern in Utah, Nevada, Oregon, and Washington, and as Threatened in California. References: 1 Birds of North America Online.

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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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Indigo Boys

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And, as you can imagine about a species with “Indigo” in its common name and Passerina cyanea for a scientific name, these birds are blue blue blue! Indigo Buntings breed from southern Canada across the eastern and central United States, and as far west as Nevada. ……… a.

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Large-billed Terns at the Trincity Sewage Ponds

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” That small minded perspective is difficult to overcome despite Clare’s continued insistence on the excellence of Poo Ponds and my own small contribution from my visits to Florida’s Viera Wetlands and Nevada’s City of Henderson Bird Viewing Preserve. And that is when I saw my first Large-billed Tern !

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How to Know the Birds: The Art and Adventure of Birding – A Book Review

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How to Know the Birds talks about 200 commonly found birds in North America (including one extinct bird, the Passenger Pigeon) in 200 brief essays, each exactly one page long. Each essay is entitled with the “big idea,” subtitled with the name of the bird species (common name and scientific name), and numbered.

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“A wonderful bird is the pelican” – Pelican Brewing Company: Hazy Rock India Pale Ale

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Of course, reading field guides breeds jealousy. It’s easy for West Coast birders to covet the variety of wood-warblers back east, while eastern birders may lament the dearth of hummingbird species on their side of the continent. The envy goes both ways. “How come they get gulls that aren’t mostly hybrids?

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