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10,000 Birds goes eBirding

10,000 Birds

The heat map is revealing: Unsurprisingly for a site founded and run by two New Yorkers (one of whom literally wrote the book on birding New York), the Empire State boasts the highest number of species (316). California (297) is next, followed by Florida (227), Oregon (209), and New Jersey (199).

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The Parrots of Howard Beach

10,000 Birds

North of Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge in Queens is a middle class neighborhood, predominantly Italian-American, known as Howard Beach. For most residents of the five boroughs, parrots are an anomalous sight in New York City. Named for William J. But once it does the idea is pretty popular.

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