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Birding Iceland on the Fly

10,000 Birds

The hotel owner told us that visiting them in the evening had the best showing of puffins as they returned to the cliffs from the sea. I can hardly begin to describe the surreal experience that unfolded before me. It is truly a magical place, an experience like none other. A great meal but I was eager to get to the bird cliffs.

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The Wonderfulness of Local Field Guides: Reviews of ABA Field Guide to Birds of Maine & Birding Guide to the Greater Pasadena Area

10,000 Birds

There is no place that compares to Maine with its rocky shorelines, freezing waters populated by wintering alcids, offshore islands filled with nesting Atlantic Puffins, mixed and boreal forests (the most forested state in the U.S., we learn) that are home to coveted boreal species, breeding wood-warblers, and two species of Grouse.