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The Wonderfulness of Local Field Guides: Reviews of ABA Field Guide to Birds of Maine & Birding Guide to the Greater Pasadena Area

10,000 Birds

There are some excellent web guides, like the New York City Audubon “ Birding in NYC” guide , but these are not books. And not so new, I’m looking forward to using them. Sadly, the number of local and regional birding guides has trickled down to almost nothing.

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Birding the Walkway Over The Hudson

10,000 Birds

Looking down on the Hudson River from 212 feet in the air is an experience worth having and there is plenty of time to look down at the river or at the gorgeous views in every direction on the 1.28-mile It became a key transportation hub linking western raw materials to eastern industrial centers until the fire in 1974 closed it.