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Bucket Mouth, Chuck-will’s-widow

10,000 Birds

I’ve been learning to band birds at the South Florida Bird Observatory. But hands-on bird experience has been a major gap in my knowledge to date and I’m astounded at how much more I’m discovering about birds. I hope to have another experience with ole Bucket Mouth when I’m next out at the nets.

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Best Bird of the Year 2014

10,000 Birds

Larry starts us off right with an owl that makes birders drool: I was able to see and photograph many great birds in 2014 but my Best Bird of the Year would have to be the Great Gray Owl , the largest Strix in North America. The experience, the place, and the bird combine to make this my BBOTY.

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