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Birding’s Biggest Dips

10,000 Birds

This bird had only been recorded in the United States a few times and was listed as a Code 4 by the American Birding Association (Code 4 translates into “make plans to twitch now” for many American birders). In 1992, a fellow birder he met in Norway mentioned that Snowy Owl was possible north of the village of Vadso.

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