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Jinx Warbler Vanquished

10,000 Birds

I am sharing it again here, at the request of Corey Finger, who takes some sort of sick pleasure in seeing other birders squirm and suffer under the weight of their obsession with life birds. Here is my story about a quest for the Connecticut Warbler.–Bill The Connecticut Warbler is MY JINX BIRD. –Bill Thompson III.

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The Wildlife Rehabilitator’s Wish List

10,000 Birds

Two days ago I went on Facebook and queried some of my exhausted compatriots: if you could have one wish right now – anything in the world – what would it be? “I A filtration system that works on waterfowl pools without clogging,” wrote Linda in Connecticut. Let me ponder it while I’m picking up two gulls and an egret.”.

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