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Spring Migration on South Padre Island, Texas

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There are a few spectacles in the birding community that are high energy, happen quickly, and is worth any effort to experience it. One such experience is a bird grounding event, sometimes called a fallout. At one time six Tennessee Warblers were overwhelming an orange half.

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Best Bird of the Weekend (Last of May 2020)

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Despite the cold, I had to take a run at our last migrants this weekend and was rewarded with a lovely morning of lakeshore birding that included an FOY Tennessee Warbler … don’t know how that one got past me all month! If you’ve blogged about your weekend experience, you should include a link in your comment.

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An Educational Mixed Flock

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My mind was already trying to place it, coming up with Northern Parula (though I saw no real blue), Red-eyed Vireo (though it seemed too small), and Tennessee Warbler (though the lack of a good look at the face made that a tough call). Tennessee Warblers have a thin, dark eye-line and a small, thin, sharply-pointed bill.

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Best Bird of the Weekend (Second of September 2018)

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Enjoying these locations over time allows us to experience our beloved birding sites in all their multifaceted glory, even when those facets aren’t exactly glorious. He did, however, manage to see a migratory Tennessee Warbler at Kissena Park on Saturday morning and he decided that was his Best Bird of the Weekend. How about you?

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A Few Highlights from the Annual Bird Count at Cano Negro Wildlife Refuge, Costa Rica

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The golden bird was on a buggy island in a wetland, a spot that also harbored many other wintering warblers including several Tennessees and a busy Worm-eating. As with previous counts in Cano Negro , many thanks goes to Tatiana and Renato of Cano Negro Experience for doing a fantastic job of organizing and coordinating the count.

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Best Bird of the Weekend (Fourth of August 2015)

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Corey’s Best Bird of the Weekend was a ratty male Tennessee Warbler that was aware of its tattered plumage and kept trying to preen it in presentableness. If you’ve blogged about your weekend experience, you should include a link in your comment. What was your best bird of the weekend?

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Vast Majority of Medical Schools Do NOT Use Animals To Teach Surgery

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According to PCRM, the schools are Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, the Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences, and the University of Tennessee College of Medicine, Chattanooga campus. Surgical simulators and supervised operating room experience work just fine.

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