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Vesper Sparrow Pooecetes gramineus

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Any day of birding in New York State that includes a sighting of a Vesper Sparrow is a better-then-average day. Grassland birds have been hit the hardest across the northeast and Vesper Sparrows like closely cropped landscapes and eschew taller grasses, so they have been hit particularly hard. What has caused the decline?

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Disappointed with a Florida Fork-tailed Flycatcher

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Readers of 10,000 Birds who pay attention will remember him from when he showed Patrick and me some really cool damselflies out in Suffolk County. Its debatable which one is a better bird for Florida. To be honest, this was actually a bit of a downer for me. As I viewed the bird through the camera, confusion entered my mind.

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