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10,000 Birds goes eBirding – Part II

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A few states still have no checklists at all: Nebraska , Minnesota , Iowa , Kentucky , West Virginia , Mississippi , and Alabama. and West Virginia ranks 44th. Even the nation’s capital has been ignored. For example, as to checklists, Kentucky ranks 37th in the U.S. out of 51, including Washington, D.C.)

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What is the State Bird of North Carolina?

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In addition to North Carolina, six other states have named the cardinal their state bird, including Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, Virginia, West Virginia, and Ohio. I’m not the only one who appreciates the Northern Cardinal. ” That same sentiment is probably true for us all!

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Hawk-Eagle Sweep in Costa Rica

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Although the country is around the same size as West Virginia, 39 species of diurnal raptors are on the list. We were in the right places at the right times, this is how two birders from Ohio and myself saw this majestic trio of birds. The tropical habitats of Costa Rica are home to a surprising number of raptor species.

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My Favorite Release

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“Long story made some what short,” wrote Heather Merritt, with Birds in Flight Sanctuary in Warren, Ohio. “We We let a one-eyed Bald Eagle go after a year of battling state officials in Ohio, Pennsylvania, West Virginia, Indiana and Kentucky. We laugh because we are pretty darn sure he beat us back into Ohio.

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Aim Small, Bird Small

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.&# Happy New River Birding Festival attendees moments after adding Swainson’s Warbler to their life lists The New River Birding & Nature Festival is in the mountains of south-central West Virginia. There have not been mountains around Lake Erie (either the Ohio part or the Canada part) since the glaciers came through.

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Jinx Warbler Vanquished

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I’ve rushed to spring reports of these birds in Columbus, Ohio’s Greenlawn Cemetery. It had become a joke among my birding pals here in Ohio, especially within the friendly confines of The Ohio Ornithological Society. Julie has seen or heard several on our farm here in southeast Ohio! But not me.