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Migration Comes to Me

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You see, for various reasons, I’ve been unable to put myself in the proper place to experience the kaleidoscopic madness of spring migration. These birds were enticingly smaller than the House Sparrows that just fledged, so I grabbed my downstairs bins (you also have optocs stashed strategically throughout your house, right?)

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Birds in Winter: A Book Review, Written in Winter

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Harris’s Sparrows denote dominance by the amount of black on the head, the adult male birds with the most black ranking highest. You can then take those facts out into the snow (or, if you live in NYC, the sunshine under which the bushes are starting to bloom), and use the larger context to enhance your birding experience.

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The American Birding Association Field Guide to Birds of New Jersey: A Book Review

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Many of the photos offer hints of habitat and behavior—a Short-billed Dowitcher takes a step in shallow water, two Red-shouldered Hawks perch back-to-front on a snow-covered snag, a White-throated Sparrow sings to the heavens, his mouth agape. product dimensions: 4.60 (w) x 7.30 (h) x 1.00 (d). by Rick Wright (Author) and Brian E.