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Forgotten Prairies

10,000 Birds

I can certainly speak about the Midwest where states like Wisconsin, Iowa, Minnesota, etc. Whether I am speaking about Henslow’s Sparrows and Upland Sandpipers of the east and Midwest that occupy tall-grass prairies or birds like Ferruginous Hawks and Mountain Plovers of the western short-grass prairies; all deserve our attention.

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Best Bird of the Year for 2015

10,000 Birds

What a horrible thing to happen in Minnesota ! Okay, I accept this is somewhat unconventional, but I can’t get away from the fact that the Painted Wolf , or African Wild Dog , comes up every time I try and think about this. We’ll give Duncan a pass on this one… A sparrow? Yes, Dragan chose a sparrow.

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