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Vesper Sparrow Pooecetes gramineus

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Listed as a Species of Special Concern in New York and as threatened or endangered in Connecticut, New Jersey, and Massachusetts, Poocetes gramineus is in trouble in the northeastern United States and, considering the decline shown in Ontario’s second breeding bird atlas, in eastern Canada as well.* What has caused the decline?

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The Wonderfulness of Local Field Guides: Reviews of ABA Field Guide to Birds of Maine & Birding Guide to the Greater Pasadena Area

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Nick Lund pretty much says it all when he writes, “Maine left Massachusetts in 1820 to become its own state and took the best of New England with it” (p. American Birding Association Field Guide to Birds of Maine. we learn) that are home to coveted boreal species, breeding wood-warblers, and two species of Grouse.

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Peterson Field Guide to Birds of North America, Second Edition: A Field Guide Review

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The story is that an HM editor was also president of Massachusetts Audubon. The Peterson Field Guide to Birds of North America, Second Edition covers 807 species in the United States and Canada (like most field guides labelled ‘North America, it doesn’t include Mexico and Central America). What Is In This Field Guide?

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Dragonflies and Damselflies of the East: A Field Guide Review

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The specific geographic area covered is “east of the western boundaries of Ontario, Minnesota, Iowa, Missouri, Arkansas, and Louisiana”; the eastern United States and Canada is known for its diversity of odonates. Species accounts are sequential, one running right after the other. More on this later.) This one is 2.5

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Rare Birds of North America: A Book Review

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Any doubt I had about the need for a book about rare birds in the United States And Canada were wiped out on a Sunday evening in early February with two birding friends. What year was the Red-footed Falcon seen in Massachusetts? Howell, Ian Lewington, and Will Russell, right in front of me. What does “ship assisted” mean?