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If We Can Rock Together, We Can Flock Together

10,000 Birds

Big flocks of birds are one of nature’s greatest wonders… how do they end up in those formations? As the world’s leading ornithologist, I can only offer you one piece of advice when sorting through a flock of birds. ALWAYS assume there is some other bird species in there that you have not found yet.

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Shedding Tears For Shorebirds

10,000 Birds

Upland Sandpipers are one of the coolest and most awkward-looking of our continent’s birds. The thought of identifying certain groups of birds can incapacitate them. I, for one, cannot stand it anymore, and as the best birder in the world, I feel it is my duty to improve the state of birding. 2: Look at the bird.

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Waterfowl of North America, Europe & Asia: An Identification Guide

10,000 Birds

I started out my birding life sitting on Benches 2 and 7 at the Jamaica Bay NWR West Pond, my Peterson’s in my lap, studying Green-winged Teal, Northern Shovelers, and the occasional Pintail. The publicity material says 84 species, but I counted and recounted, and I only see 83. Plate 37, Eurasian, Green-winged, and Baikal Teal.