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Cape May Warbler is a Bad Name and Should be Replaced

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A thrill to see, especially to see well, the Cape May Warbler is most commonly spotted as a passage migrant or as a winter resident, considering that its breeding area is the spruce-fir forests of Canada and some of the northernmost parts of the United States. Well, no more! Or, at least, pointing out some names that suck.)

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Junco Mashup

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Last week a mystery bird from New Jersey rightly caused a fair bit of confusion among birders of the Garden State and beyond. New Jersey mystery sparrow. The bird was a sparrow, that much was clear, but it didn’t seem to fit any of the easily boxes the other North American sparrows can be fairly easily sorted into.

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What to Do at High Island When the Winds are South

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It stops those thousands of migrating birds flying across the Gulf of Mexico and directs them right onto the trees, fields, sanctuaries, beaches along the Bolivar Peninsula, where they hopefully find food and fresh water. High Island in April requires Weather, so I was told. Clapper Rail. Back to the Flats.

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Vesper Sparrow Pooecetes gramineus

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Any day of birding in New York State that includes a sighting of a Vesper Sparrow is a better-then-average day. The Vesper Sparrow is named for its tendency to sing in the evening, right before the end of the day. All of this information was gleaned from The Second Atlas of Breeding Birds of New York State. … a.

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The Pine Warbler – Setophaga Pinus

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female Pine Warbler at Bayonne Park, Bayonne, NJ – almost as bland as wood-warblers get With a large and increasing population spread over a wide area – it breeds across eastern Canada, the eastern United States, and into the Caribbean – BirdLife International considers the Pine Warbler a Species of Least Concern.

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How to Be a Better Birder: A Review by an Aspiring Birder

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That’s NEXRAD radar map in the left binocular lens and a surface weather map on the right. But, before we get to the patch, Lovitch takes us to his home state of New Jersey for a “Case Study” in applying his principles and better birding skills on the road. I am told the birder is NOT Derek Lovitch, who is pictured below.)

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Feral Cats in American Cities

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Several members of the Audubon Society said the plan fails to answer questions about how cats will be managed and what rights neighbors will have if the cats become a nuisance. But it’s something in the right direction.”. First Amendment rights are in question here,” Moriarty said. First amendment rights? No,” he said.