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Seabirds: The New Identification Guide: An ID Guide Review

10,000 Birds

It covers 434 species across 9 orders and 18 families of birds. The way Harrison explains it, its current “lump” with Iceland Gull is not satisfactory; he follows Malling Olsen (Danish field ornithologist and gull guide author) in keeping it as a full species “pending further study” (p.

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Best Bird of the Year 2012

10,000 Birds

It was a heart-pounding scene straight out of Jurassic Park, an odd experience for a laid-back pursuit like birding. Secretive, silent and undetectable outside of its breeding season, found only in the U.S. I wrote about the experience here. Adam Riley chose a bird that is near and dear to Mike Bergin’s heart.

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