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Great Grassland Birds at Shawangunk Grasslands National Wildlife Refuge

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One of those spots, Shawangunk Grasslands National Wildlife Refuge in Ulster County, was hosting a couple really cool birds for New York State so I was eagerly anticipating stopping in to see them. I had really wanted to get to the grasslands but life (and puffins ) had forced me to wait. Bobolinks are among the best of the icterids.

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Birding California: A Regional Primer

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Modoc National Wildlife Refuge, CA. Tule Lake National Wildlife Refuge offers a fine show of raptors and waterfowl, Modoc National Wildlife Refuge has reliable Trumpeter Swans in winter, and the Warner Mountains are home to Cordilleran Flycatcher in spring and summer. Northeastern California. Half Moon Bay, CA.