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SE Arizona 10 day birding blitz!

10,000 Birds

There is believed to be a very small breeding population of Mississippi Kites that occupy a small area that borders Pima and Cochise Counties. Lots of warblers were found, including Grace’s, Nashville, Virginia, Red-faced, Hermit, Lucy’s and Wilson’s. Here is that Red-necked Phalarope.

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Wood Warbler Names Done Right

10,000 Birds

I’d prefer something descriptive like Flamboyant , Orange-throated , or Fire-throated Warbler , but feel free to incorporate other evocative nicknames like fire-brand and torch bird. Naming a bird species for the part of the world in which it breeds or resides makes sense. I love Nashville Warblers from every angle.

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