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The Wearing of the Bins

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Last weekend I was in North Dakota attending The Potholes & Prairie Birding Festival in Carrington, ND. Carrington, North Dakota is farm and ranch country. You all have a LOT of very interesting and hard-to-see birds here in North Dakota. and I can count the seconds before a polite question is asked. “So

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A New Year Begins! But First–A Celebration of My 2018 Top Ten Birds

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Harris’s Sparrow, Central Park, NYC. Now, if you know NYC geography and its transit system, you will know that it isn’t always easy to get from the East side to the West side, where the Harris’s Sparrow was located. Baird’s Sparrow, North Dakota. Another sparrow! This bird was a wonderful surprise.

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ACTION ALERT! Tomorrow, MARCH 15, 2011, is the deadline for public.

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home about advertise archives birds conservation contact galleries links reviews subscribe Browse: Home / Birds / Sandhill Crane Hunt in Kentucky?! Sandhill Crane Hunt in Kentucky?! Tomorrow, MARCH 15, 2011, is the deadline for public comment on a proposal to hunt sandhill cranes in Kentucky. Kentucky Dept.

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Jinx Warbler Vanquished

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This sighting came at the end of five days at the Potholes & Prairie Birding Festival in Jamestown, North Dakota. And when I found I could not fly out of Fargo, North Dakota on Sunday (nothing affordable available) I picked a Monday afternoon flight and promptly set my sights on breaking this birding curse.

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A Birder’s Guide To…INDOCTRINATION

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The more you know about bird physiology, migration, hunting methods, longevity, etc. A Field Sparrow!&# , I am going to assume bad things about this person and that birding is not legit. Photographed near Lostwood, North Dakota. 3) Know stuff. This one is easy. 5) Have a sense of humor. 9) Watch your language!