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A Cuckoo in Costa Rica Brings in the Birders

10,000 Birds

Many a birder with years of experience in the Neotropical region has never ever seen or heard an RVG. Speaking of cats, I am reminded of an experience a co-worker of mine had while surveying birds years ago in Washington state. It was a ground-cuckoo family and they weren’t even shy!

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Birding in the Blossoms

10,000 Birds

She has lived in Maine, California, France, New York, and currently makes her home in Washington, DC. The Washington DC cherry blossoms burst forth in an explosion of pink and white color, rimming the Tidal Basin and the Jefferson Memorial down on the National Mall. Her blog can be found at: [link]. Weather is weird.

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Jane Goodall Charity Auction

4 The Love Of Animals

Items up for bid feature a variety of one-of-a-kind experiences and merchandise. The auction is taking place online at CharityBuzz and includes exclusive experiences such as a private “coffee” with Dr. Jane Goodall , tickets to a taping of Dancing with the Stars , a tour of The Today Show , VIP sports packages, and much more.

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Allagash Brewing Company: Uncommon Crow

10,000 Birds

If your CBC experience is anything like mine here in eastern New York, you’ll be counting an awful lot of crows. Two juvenile American Crows , undoubtedly begging for blackberries near Lake George in Washington County, New York. But crows seem willing to eat everything, and I’ll drink just about anything, so who am to judge?

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Puffin Trip in Maine

10,000 Birds

When Daisy started talking about a family trip to Maine for the long Memorial Day Weekend I had one thing on my mind: puffins! It was an experience I won’t soon forget, and neither will my poor, frozen family. (We Atlantic Puffins are easier to see, and see well, in Maine than anywhere else in the United States.

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Clark’s Nutcracker Nucifraga columbiana

10,000 Birds

Clark’s Nutcracker , sometimes called the Crow Woodpecker , will always be paired with Lewis’s Woodpecker , the woodpecker that acts like a crow, both because of their cross-family likenesses and because of their namesakes. It was a wonderful experience and one that none of us will soon forget.

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Deconstructing Slate's "Pepper" Series

Animal Person

Beloved family pet Dalmatian, Pepper, is stolen, and after several weeks of searching is discovered to have been experimented on at a hospital and died on the table when researchers tried to implant her with an experimental cardiac pacemaker. Part III: Pepper Goes to Washington. Let's deconstruct: Part I: Where's Pepper?