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Sick Prank with Dead Bear Cub

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And don't forget that a bear cub was shot, not by the kids, but by some other monster. Authorities said Tuesday that a student prank, not a political statement, was the motivation for dumping a dead bear cub draped in Barack Obama signs on a North Carolina campus earlier this week. This is not just stupid, but sick.

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A Day in Anchorage

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The Anchorage area hosts a number of far norther species I could never hope to see in North Carolina, and I quickly pulled together a list of targets and my friends made a plan. As we headed down the trail, we were stopped from taking the long route by yellow tape and a sign warning of bears. Birding Destinations Alaska bears'

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Twitching Solitaire En Masse

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But sometimes the stars align perfectly, as they did a couple weeks ago, in the form of North Carolina’s first record of Townsend’s Solitaire. The species has been on my personal radar for North Carolina for years. I’ve taken them on twitches before , but it’s always been a dicey proposition.

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The Best Birding Locations in the United States (according to ChatGPT)

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Here is a list of 20 popular birding locations in the United States, known for their rich diversity of bird species and habitats: Magee Marsh Wildlife Area – Ohio Bosque del Apache National Wildlife Refuge – New Mexico Point Reyes National Seashore – California Cape May – New Jersey Everglades National Park – Florida High (..)

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Top 25 National Wildlife Refuges for Birding

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Bear River MBR (Utah). Pea Island NWR (North Carolina). Anahuac NWR (Texas). Aransas NWR (Texas). Billy Frank Jr. Nisqually NWR (Washington). Bombay Hook NWR (Delaware). Bosque del Apache NWR (New Mexico). Chinteague NWR (Virginia). Desert NWR (Nevada). Laguna Atascosa NWR (Texas). Lee Metcalf NWR (Montana). Ottawa NWR (Ohio).

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Golden Swamp Warbler

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Sure, you can find it across much of the eastern United States, even as far north as southern Canada but I ask you, are you really seeing a Prothonotary Warbler if you’re not watching it pick through a flooded forest in the south? Now back to all the transient species that I can’t bear missing. Proud cavity-owners!

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Birding Cape Henlopen State Park, Delaware

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Having never birded Cape Henlopen State Park before I was kind of unsure as to the best place to go, so after entering the park on Sunday morning I pulled over to get my bearings and to figure out what route through the park I should take. The sunrises alone made getting up, out, and about so early worth it but the birds made it even better.

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