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No Place Like Home

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But winter, with our many migratory visitors, and spring, with the height of our dry season pulling many non-urban (and some unexpected) species to the birdbath, can make even my back window a thrilling spot. Earlier in the day in which I write these words, I saw 21 species, all without leaving my home and yard.

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Black Swifts Nesting at McArthur-Burney Falls Memorial State Park

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The Black Swift is considered a Species of Special Concern in California. The Black Swift is considered a Species of Special Concern in California. Even though the overall breeding range remains largely unchanged from that in the 1940′s, the entire coastal population has been in recent severe decline.

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Birds in Winter: A Book Review, Written in Winter

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The book offers numerous facts about many species, findings of hundreds of research projects, notes on trends and exceptions from the norm, but little that captures the poetry of winter bird behavior or ignites a passion for change.

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Winter Wood-Warblers in Southeast Florida

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Over twenty species of wood-warbler may be recorded in a single winter in Miami-Dade County, with several more species recorded regularly in Monroe and Broward. In addition to these widespread species, Common Yellowthroat and Northern Waterthrush are reliably seen in the right habitats.

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The Wood-Warblers Are Back In New York City!

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And, of course, the wood-warblers. I spent as much time as I could out and about in the parks of Queens and enjoyed every single second, spotting twenty-two species of wood-warblers. The decision about where to hike had nothing to do with the Cerulean Warblers that are found breeding at Doodletown. And was it ever!

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Birds of the United States (and Provinces) of (North) America

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I am so recently arrived that I still have my Canadian (breeding) plumage. Many of our larger shorebirds connect me to breeding grounds farther south. But others, such as Yellow-bellied Sapsuckers and Black-and-White , Orange-crowned and Nashville Warblers, spend the winter here in Mexico’s southwest. I’m Black.