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Arizona, or Central Mexico?

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All sorts of exotic and beautiful species may be seen. This would sound attractive even to me, except for one fact: almost all of those exotic and beautiful species are common down here in central Mexico. Southeastern Arizona is unusual, precisely because its species mix is as much Mexican as it is American.

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Birds Are Gumming Up the (Public) Works

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As bird lovers, we’re happy that laws exist to protect birds, and that people are especially looking after protected species. Meanwhile, on the opposite coast, Double-crested Cormorants are interfering with plans to tear down the old Bay Bridge between Oakland and San Francisco.

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Where Are You Birding This Third Weekend of March 2011?

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My mother, mother-in-law, and godmother are all visiting right now. Turkeys, 3 or 4 species of woodpeckers, all kinds of song birds grace our view constantly. On my side of the Equator, the future is growing a whole lot brighter. What, with so much to celebrate, will you be doing this weekend and will you be birding?

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