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A Most Unexpected Encounter

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Fortunately, two species of Mergansers sometimes stray to Cuba, and so my friend suggested, correctly, that ours was a female Hooded Merganser. Hooded Mergansers should not go further south than Texas.) The addition of a family of Least Grebes was a nice touch. I, of course, did not have any optics with me.

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Golden-crowned Warbler

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It belongs to the Parulidae family, but along with the rest of the Basileuterus genus is non-migratory. rufifrons occasionally strays to southern Texas or Arizona, but on the whole, they are seldom seen north of the border. The Rufous-capped Warbler, B.

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The parrots you have, not the parrots you wish you had

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It was reportedly unforgettable, but then again most members of the celebrated psitticine family are unforgettable, though these days it probably has more to do with their dominance in western cultural traditions as primary avian cracker-wanter and pirate accessory.

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