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A Tale of Three Magnificent Frigatebirds (Two I help, one tries to kill me)

10,000 Birds

For those of us in North America other than the Gulf coast, the only time we might see a Magnificent Frigatebird is after a storm. I happened to work at that facility, for International Bird Rescue at the Los Angeles Oiled Bird Care and Education Center , part of the Oiled Wildlife Care Network. I’m glad we lived.

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ABA-Area Bird Number 500!

10,000 Birds

This post is old news to those who pay attention to what I say on Facebook but I am still pleased as punch to point out that I have finally reached the 500-bird milestone in the American Birding Association area (basically North America north of Mexico). How did I finally reach this lofty peak?