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What is the State Bird of New Hampshire?

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New Hampshire must have thought the same, for they voted the Purple Finch the state bird in 1957. Originally, the Purple Finch ran into opposition from proponents of the New Hampshire hen. Though they breed in coniferous or mixed woods, during the winter they can be found in fields, shrublands, and even backyards.

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Snowy Owl Invasion!

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Here in New York State Snowy Owls have been reported in more than ten counties, with most of those counties having birds being seen in multiple locations. Here’s hoping that they find the food they need and survive the winter to return north to breed.

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A Brief Interview with Greg Miller

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Bicknell’s Thrush is a bird that is important to me because I grew up in New York’s Catskill Mountains, one of the places that it breeds. Washington in New Hampshire in July. When and where did you see yours during your big year? The Catskills are beautiful, but I found my Bicknell’s Thrush on Mt.

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Beats the Beltway: a review of Bruce Beehler’s book “Natural Encounters”

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bike commutes, Natural Encounters describes other Beehler forays — as far south as the renowned “Ding” Darling National Wildlife Refuge in Florida, where you can see enough Roseate Spoonbills to give you an ice-cream headache, and as far north as less well-known locales in northern New Hampshire and elsewhere.

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2014-2015 Winter Finch Forecast

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East of Ontario cone crops are generally poor in the Atlantic Provinces, New York State, New Hampshire and other northern New England States. When Purple Finches leave Ontario in October and November, they return in mid-April to mid-May to breed. At feeders purples prefer sunflower seeds. HOARY REDPOLL.

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Winter Finch Forecast for 2012-2013

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The Ontario breeding population of this grosbeak is stable. Highest breeding densities are found in areas with spruce budworm outbreaks. The European mountain-ash and ornamental crabapple crops are poor to fair in southern Ontario so these crops won’t last long. The larvae are eaten by adults and fed to young.

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Birds of Prey of the East & Birds of Prey of the West: Review of Two Field Guides

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Unlike most field guides, the maps are large and specific, indicating permanent, winter, and summer ranges by color swatch; summer, winter, and all seasons dispersal routes by colored lines, and irregular breeding sites by shape and color. Mississippi Kite, Birds of Prey of the East. Finding Species in Each Guide.