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What makes a Great Patch?

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Mason Farm is one of the best places for birding in the region, and arguably in the state. Just about every species of bird that had ever been found in the Triangle of North Carolina had been seen at some time or another at Mason Farm. Birding North Carolina Patch Birding'

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New Place in Costa Rica, New Yard List

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Although it was nothing like going from New York to California or even Buffalo, New York to North Carolina, a change of location, however slight, can bring new birds especially in Costa Rica. They shared the bushes with three of Costa Rica’s common flycatcher species, each nearly as vocal as the blackbirds. Right at home.

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The Goal – 200 by 2016

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in the nearly two years since I’ve been here I’ve been steadily climbing towards 200, a fair goal for a county in the center of North Carolina. It is my goal to track down species for my Piedmont eBird Challenge team, and county birds are secondary, but they come in twos. Missing no more.

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Life Birds at Point Reyes National Seashore

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The road was lined with scrub and short trees, and I spotted not one but two new sparrow species. White-crowned Sparrows are possible winter sightings where I live in North Carolina, but not at all common, while Savannah Sparrows has been one of my nemesis birds for quite some time.

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Golden Swamp Warbler

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Sure, you can find it across much of the eastern United States, even as far north as southern Canada but I ask you, are you really seeing a Prothonotary Warbler if you’re not watching it pick through a flooded forest in the south? This is not a bird for cubicle farms! Appropriate! may not be accurate. Proud cavity-owners!

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What to Expect when Birding Costa Rica at Virgen del Socorro

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Get on the plane anywhere from North Carolina to Texas or Florida and we are talking three to four hours. I don’t live in the forest either (unfortunately) but near a green patchwork of farm fields, second growth, and a riparian zone flush with trees. Get there early and see how many bird species you can find!