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Going to Ohio for the Midwest Birding Symposium. Wait, Ohio?

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CON – Ohio is home to two professional football teams, the Cleveland Browns and the Cincinatti Bengals, that should probably go back to being amateurs. And you don’t even want to get started on the disasters that are the Cleveland Indians, Cleveland Cavaliers, and Cincinnati Reds. Or just disbanded.

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The Once and Future Oriole

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It was not mine, and I couldn’t miss what I had never had. Because sometimes a Bullock’s Oriole just flies over your head, on a day when you’re only vaguely expecting any such thing, and then perches at the tip of a pathside tree and starts singing. Images courtesy of the US Fish and Wildlife Service.

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Cat Wars: The Devastating Consequences of a Cuddly Killer

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Mark Gamin, a Cleveland lawyer, likes cats and birds both. Arriving in North America around the time of Columbus, they have become “one of the most successful invasive species on earth.”. He likes books too, which made him the ideal reviewer for Cat Wars: The Devastating Consequences of a Cuddly Killer.

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Fur Free Fashion Show Winners Announced

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Second Place: Valerie Mayen, an independent designer in Cleveland, Ohio, for her “Cherry Snap,” a two-tiered skirt with a textured high waistband, adjustable to size with varied snaps, designed to accessorize any basic ensemble in a unique way. BFUSA brings to America the message of “compassionate conservation”, the vision of the U.K.-based

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Veraguan Mango – Panama's ex-endemic

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Like when Cleveland local Lebron James showed up in Miami and started playing basketball for the Heat. This means that there are some astoundingly large families of birds in Central and South America. But Panama is probably better off than the Cleveland Cavaliers, whose chances of winning a NBA title without LeBron are pretty slim.

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Selling Birds Short: A Heretical View Of Avian Intelligence

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When people like Arthur Cleveland Bent and John James Audubon would be envious of your skills, there is reason to rejoice. crossing the Carribean and winding up in South America? A profound and deep understanding of birds is hard to complain about. Can you imagine doing this when you are a couple of months old?

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