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Looking for Lost Warblers at Parque Rio Loro, Costa Rica

10,000 Birds

The stars of the bird world take many forms and fame is often related to location but some species, some cool groups of birds are accorded priority no matter when or where they are seen. Those would be birds like Nashville, Black-throated Blue, Prairie, and Cape-May Warblers.

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Birds in Winter: A Book Review, Written in Winter

10,000 Birds

These complexities multiply when describing the winter (and pre-winter and post-winter) lives of more than one, in this case, any and all species that have been studied for their migratory, winter feeding and protective movements, or any related behavior.

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Manky Muscovy Ducks

10,000 Birds

Not only are the individual ducks hard to look at, but in groups, the feral populations create the same messes other masses of waterfowl do. Part 1 Freeport Pelagic Trip: 9/16/07 Nashville in New York Collared! The word manky means many things in British parlance from dirty and disgusting to inferior and worthless.

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