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The Extreme Raptor Weekend Round-Up

10,000 Birds

He is consistently on national television, state fairs and birding shows all over United States. What can you notice about the tail of this bird? The uneven tail bands are usually a dead giveaway for Coop’s. The Raptor Project is a huge draw no matter where Jonathon Wood shows up.

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Summer Books for Kids (and the rest of us)

10,000 Birds

Meanwhile, forts were built to protect the island from invaders, war broke out between Spain and the United States, and the island became a U.S. Roth depicts a brown, tail-banded, evil-eyed hawk with an open-eyed parrot held upside-down, wings spread, in its claws). Hurricane Hugo rips through the island in 1989.

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Charles Harper’s Birds & Words: A Review of a Classic Reborn

10,000 Birds

Is there a birder in the United States who is not familiar with the art of Charley Harper? Harper’s bird knowledge is evident in the habitats in which he places his birds and in their portrayed behavior.