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So, What Do Robins Mean? or, Spring-Watch Continued

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But two days ago, this Debbie Downer got her comeuppance! Robin photo courtesy of the US Fish and Wildlife Service and Dr. Thomas G. Of course, one Robin does not make a spring, and I told him about the hardy individuals who winter in the north, even in such a harsh north as this one. He took it in good spirits. Barnes a.

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In Search of New York’s Breeding Birds

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It was very shortly after five when I pulled up at Haven Road at the Bashakill State Wildlife Management Area and immediately heard an American Bittern busy “thunder-pumping.” The only downer was that they did not come close. ” My first target bird was checked off and I had barely even left my car!

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Central Waters Brewing Company: Brewhouse Coffee Stout

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Today on Birds and Booze , we’re going to be mixing our uppers and downers. Of course, birders know that our worldwide addiction to coffee comes at a serious price: coffee production is responsible for a number of adverse ecological effects, including habitat destruction that is decimating wildlife populations in the tropics.

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