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The Case for Adding the U.S. Territories in the Caribbean to the ABA Area

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There are arguments for adding all territories, but experience demonstrates that the ABA moves glacially when it comes to the ABA Area. For the United States, the 50 states are included, as are Washington D.C. Although most conservation research focuses on northern breeding grounds, many ABA Area birds spend most of the year elsewhere.

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Best Bird of the Year 2013

10,000 Birds

My best bird of the year is based on the sighting rather than the species. Hornbills are spectacular under any circumstances, but when a pair lands in a bush beside you at eye-level and begin mutual preening , it makes for a spectacular experience. Larry adds our second owl species to this list of stellar birds.

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