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Florida, Of Thee I Sing

10,000 Birds

Phoebe, Liam and I went down to work (and play) in January 2011 at the Space Coast Birding and Wildlife Festival , and it was the highlight of our winter. Gaily color-banded, I’ve no doubt each individual is well-known to science. From the tail band, it looks like an immature. It’s a three-year seagle.

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

10,000 Birds

” There are the classic field marks, size of head and shape of tail, but, we are told, never rely on just one or two features! In addition to differences in tail bands, streaking on juveniles, and flight style, the authors offer behavioral clues which I find fascinating and much easier to remember than width and color of tail bands.