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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. In the United States, a few of those conundrums are making news. Environmental officials believe the plan can be reworked so that the Plovers’ habitat is protected.

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Where Are You Birding This Third Weekend of March 2011?

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Turkeys, 3 or 4 species of woodpeckers, all kinds of song birds grace our view constantly. On Sunday I’ll have a big day and try to bird all of Alley Pond Park (Queens, NYC), from APEC to Oakland Lake, the Oaks section, the kettle ponds and end at the walking trails in the southwest section of the park. As I said, we are blessed.

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My First West Coast Pelagic Trip

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Here in New York we are at quite the disadvantage when it comes to pelagic trips. Eighteen-hour trips are the rule and only about four or five hours are spent in the prime area to see the species most birders are hoping to see. Once I got back to New York I got it diagnosed, got antibiotics, and got better.).

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