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A Northern Wheatear in New York

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But that is what happened on Tuesday evening and I had to suffer the email reports, pictures, and facebook status updates of New York State birders who were fortunate enough to see a Northern Wheatear , a bird I had never seen in North America, at the Croton Train Station in Westchester County. And I even got to work on time! … a.

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Essentials For Packing When Birding Anywhere In The World

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The one downside: they make your feet incredibly stinky, but if that’s what I must suffer for foot comfort, so be it. I do have to say that when I was traveling to Kazakhstan a few years ago, the GoGirl was an item that ended up missing from my checked luggage. Hats are a must.

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