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I had an amazing birding year in 2017 with tons of travel, lots of amazing birds, and some truly memorable experiences. But 2018 is...
It’s 2018! What was your first bird of the year? Share it, and the story, in the comment section. Hopefully, it was a good...
Twenty-seventeen was an amazing year for me in terms of seeing birds. I’ll do a full rundown of the year at some point in...
This was my fifth year serving as compiler of the Queens County Christmas Bird Count. This year’s count was on Sunday, 17 December. My...
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