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Golden-crowned Warbler

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rufifrons occasionally strays to southern Texas or Arizona, but on the whole, they are seldom seen north of the border. This individual was seen in Costanera Sur, Argentina and found a gentle pish to be simply irresistible. It belongs to the Parulidae family, but along with the rest of the Basileuterus genus is non-migratory.

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Angry Birds, What’s Black and White and Hungry All Over, and a Little Something for the Ladies: This Week in Bird News

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If there’s one common theme to this week’s bird news items, it’s their collective bizarreness: The eagle has landed—on the drone, as France trains birds to take out drones that stray into restricted airspace. Scientists ponder the feasibility of genetically engineering chickens to lay the eggs of endangered bird species.

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Zero Gravity Brewing Company: Bobolink Saison

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For many grassland species, our vast expanses of tilled and plowed fields, orchards and vineyards, pastures and rangeland offer an abundance of convenient food and shelter – and some bolder birds even wander indoors to find these things in our barns and stables. For most of history, beer has thrived in agrarian settings, too.

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