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The Urban Birds of Austin, Texas

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It’s a strange experience looking up from a city street to gaze at birds native to South America; even more ironic considering humans drove the only native parrot/parakeet species, the Carolina Parakeet , to extinction. Again, they are fairly common in the Southwest and Mexico, but for me they felt brand new!

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A great week for Wood-Warblers

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Our first shopping trip when we arrived in Florida was to buy a field guide and that afternoon we thought we had a soft drink can sitting on a fence-you know the brand-no, it’s not that…it’s a cardinal!

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National Audubon Society Birds of North America: A Guide Review

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The National Audubon Society Birds of North America covers all species seen in mainland United States, Canada and Baja California. The rest of Mexico is not included, nor is Hawaii (which isn’t in North America, after all, but has been accepted as part of the American Birding Association area). GUIDE COVERAGE.