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State firsts I have known (and one I haven’t)

10,000 Birds

There was a time, a few years back, when I had some really good luck getting on a run of first state records for North Carolina. Fortunately for me, most of the recent new additions to the North Carolina list have been birds that have stuck around long enough for masses of state birders to get on.

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Rarity Roundup Reflections

10,000 Birds

This past weekend I headed out to eastern North Carolina with a group of friends to try our hand at a Rarity Roundup. These are parts of the state that are unknown to many aside from duck hunters and residents who have vacated for more populous areas. So it goes with rails in coastal North Carolina.