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At Sea With the Marine Birds of the Raincoast: A Book Review

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There are 160 to 200 species of marine birds here, depending on your definition of “marine bird” (Fox defines it as “species traditionally considered coastal,” including birds like Sandhill Cranes with the more traditional tubenoses, gulls, and ducks). Black-footed Albatross, image courtesy of Jared Towers.

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Best Bird of the Year 2012

10,000 Birds

Felonious Jive really likes a ravishing returning rarity – a Falcated Duck. Considering the bird survived a season in an area saturated with hunters and birds of prey, this facemelting rarity deserves our respect. Red Junglefowl by Mike Bergin Clare Kines chose an egg as his Best Bird of the Year. Sound good?

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