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Downy Woodpeckers at the nest

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I was flummoxed during a recent trip to Dallas as my company had changed our hotel and I had no idea where I was. Public transport from that part of town went nowhere near anywhere I wanted to be, so I slept in and took a mid-morning stroll around the neighbourhood.

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Hagerman NWR: Birding Amidst Oil Wells

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I recently traveled to Texas and made a trip to Hagerman NWR (an “Honorable Mention”), which is north of Dallas. In some instances, the birding is incongruously right next to oil rigs or pads. When the Corps of Engineers purchased the land that would later become Lake Texoma, it did not purchase the mineral rights under the land.

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