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Florida, Of Thee I Sing

10,000 Birds

My birder’s brain struggled mightily to reconcile the odd shapes in the sky with any known species, but their call brought it all back. Gaily color-banded, I’ve no doubt each individual is well-known to science. From the tail band, it looks like an immature. Black-bellied Whistling Ducks. What a sight.

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Hawks In Flight, Second edition: A Review of a New Version of a Birding Classic

10,000 Birds

The new edition adds 11 species, birds such as Zone-tailed Hawk, Short-tailed Hawk, and California Condor that are only seen in specific areas of North America. Individual species accounts follow, featuring a description of the hawk’s range, a little of its history in North America, sections on Identification and In Flight.