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Birding Senegal: Costco ads and Scissor-tailed Kites

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Called home to the Oregon Coast to operate the family motel, in her free time she leads Tufted Puffin walks and escapes to guide at birding festivals and explore the world as often as possible. According to Google, Senegal is about the same size as South Dakota. lists in South Dakota and Senegal has had 757 eBirders submit 12.1K

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The Popular Barn Swallow

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This summer the opportunity presented itself in the form of a family trip to South Dakota and neighboring states. Adult and fledglings in Murdo, South Dakota. But, seeing a actual barn swallow nest would imply either going to central Argentina or travel to northern latitudes during the breeding season.

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Tundra Swans In The California Central Valley

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The North American Tundra Swan ( Cygnus columbianus columbianus ) migrates in flocks of family groups… leaving their Arctic breeding grounds in late September and arriving in their wintering grounds in November and December 1 (click on photos for full sized images). Range map courtesy of Terri Sohl of South Dakota Birds and Birding.

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Willow Ptarmigan in Jefferson County, New York!

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Well, below is the range map for Willow Ptarmigan , borrowed from South Dakota Birds and Birding. Saturday was out, as family plans had been made, but I had already been cleared by Daisy to bird most of the day on Sunday. Why was everyone so excited to see a Willow Ptarmigan ? Of course, I had to go and see the bird!

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Black-backed Woodpeckers and Forest Fires in California and the West

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I had taken the short drive to the park to search for a family of American Dippers sighted near the visitor center by a fellow birder a few days before. Range map courtesy of South Dakota Birds and Birding. It was July of 2012. I arrived at Lassen Volcanic National Park around 7:00 a.m. It was a cool 48 degrees.

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The Wildlife Rehabilitator’s Wish List

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Out of over 30 respondents, almost everyone wanted money for better facilities, paid staff, on-call veterinarians, emergency vehicles, food, and protected land – from Terry and Lindsay in California to Cindy in Michigan, from Sally in Kentucky to Mickie in South Dakota, and Lisa and Lia in New York. wrote Laura, on Long Island.

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Where Are You Birding This Third Weekend of March 2011?

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more migratory sky shots here ) Tags: march , weekend • Camping tents - Check out our pop up tents , family tents , and more! All conditions are perfect here in central South Dakota for the waterfowl travelers. Also be sure to come back Monday to share your best bird of the weekend ! Have a nice weekend.

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