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Bird Surprises

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We were driving up to northwestern Michigan from our homes in Ohio (me) and West ByGod Virginia (Geoff) in search of a bird species that would be a lifer for both of us: the Bohemian Waxwing. OpticsPlanet - Great prices on binoculars for birding , spotting scopes , telescopes , flashlights , compasses & more! Wicked, right?

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The Future of Birding Field Guides is Digital

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My trusty sibley (east edition) fell one day under water from the boardwalk of magee marsh in Ohio, and although it took me a couple of hours to patiently dry every single page of the great book, I am still using it nowadays. Laurent Fournier Mar 22nd, 2011 at 12:17 pm I agree for the most part with Jochen. Thanks for visiting! Wicked, right?

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The Nonessential Whooping Crane

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She lives at Indigo Hill, an 80-acre wildlife sanctuary in Appalachian Ohio with her husband, Bill Thompson III, their children Phoebe and Liam, and their Boston terrier, Chet Baker. Most of the deer and duck hunters I know lament the loss of an old growth forest or flood-plain swamp as much as I do. Likewise for the anglers.

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A Problem with Gulls

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These Blasts From The Past No Owls at Croton Point I Hate Connecticut… Birding Kazakhstan: Morning of Day 1 in Astana Ottawa By Way of Ohio The Snow Bunting That Almost Killed Me, or, Hyperbole in Bird Blog Post Titles is Fun! at Gloucester Harbor Birding The San Jacinto Valley.Or RECENT POSTS More Habitat for Snowy Plover?

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ACTION ALERT! Tomorrow, MARCH 15, 2011, is the deadline for public.

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She lives at Indigo Hill, an 80-acre wildlife sanctuary in Appalachian Ohio with her husband, Bill Thompson III, their children Phoebe and Liam, and their Boston terrier, Chet Baker. Ohio has tracked two families of their state-endangered breeding sandhill cranes and found them to have wintered over in Tennessee in 2010. Wicked, right?

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