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Saguaro National Park: Cacti as Oases in the Desert

10,000 Birds

Much like how Everglades National Park flanks the western border of metropolitan Miami, Florida, Saguaro National Park flanks both the eastern and western outskirts of Tucson, making for easy access to residents and tourists alike who spend time in that city. Many bird species were observed feeding in the blooms of these cacti.

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Winter Wood-Warblers in Southeast Florida

10,000 Birds

Carlos Sanchez is an excellent birder, a Miami resident, and a polyglot. While most of the country will soon witness a mass exodus in terms of diversity and numbers of warblers, southeast Florida’s formerly empty suburban parks will soon be full of wintering passerines seeking food and shelter in the balmy, pseudo-tropical climate again.

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