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Big Year Birding Update

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Anthony Collerton is also racking up the species, with 322 species checked off his New York State checklist so far, only 30 species off the state record of 352 set just last year by Richard Fried. Anthony also has a brand new blog ! You can keep up with her exploits on the ABA Blog. Let us know in the comments. … a.

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Some Chinese Pheasants

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Apparently, there is a traditional Chinese saying that seeing one pheasant in the wild is better than seeing ten other birds. Of course, this is nonsense – pheasants are probably among the most overrated of all birds. The name of the bird apparently comes from the color of its tail feathers. New Jersey. Connecticut.

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Wrap-Up of 2012 Big Year Birding

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Anthony Collerton also broke a big year record, with 361 species checked off his New York State checklist, breaking the state record of 352 set in 2011 by Richard Fried. At 76 mammals and 431 birds they reached every single one of their goals! Anthony has the rundown on his big year here.

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