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In Search of New York’s Breeding Birds

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After Gumear Falls Road I crossed Route 209 to the Linear Park and tracked down an Alder Flycatcher that is always present there, my eighth flycatcher species of the morning. The only downer was that they did not come close. Grasshopper Sparrows don’t seem to sing terribly loudly but their song carries a long way.

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Lost Among the Birds: A Review of a Big Year Book

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The chapter titles, one for each year, thankfully change from downers like “The Bluebirds of Unhappiness” to the knowingly corny (“Winning the Booby Prize” wins the prize). Supporting characters like Jay Lehman and Chris Hitt, big year birders present and past, start making more frequent appearances.

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