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ABA Field Guides to Birds of Colorado and Florida

10,000 Birds

I was birding one of my favorite places yesterday, Wakodahatchee Wetlands in Palm Beach County, Florida, and, as generally happens, people were asking me about the birds they were admiring. This latest addition to the ABA State Field Guide series is sorely needed in places like Wakodahatchee. “Great Egret.”

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15 Years: Things Will Never Be The Same

10,000 Birds

Hello my birding sons and daughters. Not since the advent of the field guide (thanks Roger) have we seen such rapid change in the world of birding. 1) Rare bird reporting has come a long way. I saw the bird the next day, where it was reported to other birders via text messages, cellular phone calls, and more listserv messages.

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Wildlife Rehabilitator War Wounds

10,000 Birds

My parrots have nailed me harder than any wild bird,” said Jodi Swenson. A Bald Eagle took a chunk out of my jaw,” said Vonda Lee Morton. “I It was swollen and sore for two weeks.”. That particular one was just a hog nose, but we have rattlers, copperheads, moccasins, and corals. She left her mark.”. “A