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The Case for Adding the U.S. Territories in the Caribbean to the ABA Area

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The capital is San Juan, an important center of Caribbean culture and transportation. There are arguments for adding all territories, but experience demonstrates that the ABA moves glacially when it comes to the ABA Area. Puerto Rico became a territory in 1898 and a commonwealth in 1952. The only other populated U.S.

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Hong Kong Trip Report: February 2014

10,000 Birds

And even though transportation is so easy and inexpensive, prepare to walk a lot. I read that the Peak was a great place for thrushes in winter; experience proved the veracity of that observation, but you’ll need to examine the underbrush closely. 118 Eurasian (Chinese) Blackbird. So don’t be afraid!

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