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Best Bird of the Weekend (Third of October 2020)

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If your neck is sore from being on a swivel this weekend, may I suggest swiveling with your hips to get through the rest of the month? Of the four new year birds for him the best was one of several Nelson’s Sparrows at Big Egg Marsh, always a great bird to see, and Corey saw several very well as the high tide forced them out of the marsh.

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Forgotten Prairies

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Whether I am speaking about Henslow’s Sparrows and Upland Sandpipers of the east and Midwest that occupy tall-grass prairies or birds like Ferruginous Hawks and Mountain Plovers of the western short-grass prairies; all deserve our attention. They often build their nests in open savannas where it sticks out like a sore thumb.

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The Wildlife Rehabilitator’s Wish List

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That more rehab centers would accept non-natives, like pigeons house sparrows, and starlings,” wrote Charis in Oregon. A hot tub for my sore muscles,” wrote Sigrid in Colorado. “A “I wish people would start appreciating the misunderstood animals out there, like snakes and opossums,” wrote Elissa in New York. wrote Heilke in Colorado.

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15 Years: Things Will Never Be The Same

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Rumor has it that the sorely-needed authoritative book on flycatchers is in the works…it can not be published quickly enough. Everyone has their personal favorites…a few I endorse include Steve Howell’s books on gulls and seabirds, the newest edition of the National Geographic Guide, and various versions of the Sibley guide.

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The Nonessential Whooping Crane

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Share Your Thoughts « World Sparrow Day 2011 Autumn colours » To learn more about 10,000 Birds, Mike, Corey, or the many marvelous Beat Writers, please click here. .&# He and his mate were one of the few successful pairs in the whole eastern flock! I think not! I will certainly write. Thanks again Julie, Vicki H.

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Best Bird of the Weekend (Third of November 2021)

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A mundane weekend makes for mundane birds, so I had to settle for watching House Sparrows chew through my feeders. Plenty of other species stopped by, of course, but they were sorely outnumbered. Songs of turtledoves and swans a’swimming are not far off, but we in the U.S. have our minds on turkeys right about now.

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