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There’s More to Birding than Birds

10,000 Birds

And of course, way too many chipmunks and squirrels and raccoons and turtles to count. Ditto for the Mule Deer who stood still for a few photos before bounding away.). Much like Carrie’s recent experiences being hoodwinked by non-bird sources of birdy-sounding calls , I’ve had my share of animal encounters out in the field.

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Winter Wanderland

10,000 Birds

We also saw Prairie Dogs , Bison , Mule Deer , Abert’s Squirrel and Coyote. Although careful preparation, sophisticated intel from real ornithologists and a lot of planning had been derailed by half a meter of snow, we ended up scoring 63 species over the weekend. I ticked off 9 lifers.

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