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At Sea With the Marine Birds of the Raincoast: A Book Review

10,000 Birds

There are 160 to 200 species of marine birds here, depending on your definition of “marine bird” (Fox defines it as “species traditionally considered coastal,” including birds like Sandhill Cranes with the more traditional tubenoses, gulls, and ducks).

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Best Bird of the Year 2012

10,000 Birds

Considering the bird survived a season in an area saturated with hunters and birds of prey, this facemelting rarity deserves our respect. Definitely one of the highlights of my birding career! Secretive, silent and undetectable outside of its breeding season, found only in the U.S.

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