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Best Bird of the Year 2013

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I was fortunate to rack up a number of lifers in 2013, both at home and abroad ( Varied Thrush in Washington, Brewer’s Blackbirds in California, Burrowing Owl in the Nevada desert). But by far the best was witnessing the autumn migration of Sandhill Cranes.

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Duck Stamps and the Best National Wildlife Refuges for Birding

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A “ Migratory Bird Hunting and Conservation Stamp ,” more commonly known as the “Duck Stamp” currently costs $25 and income from sales goes into the Migratory Bird Conservation Fund (“MBCF”). Desert NWR (Nevada): 0.0%. The longer answer is below. But initially, some background is helpful. # # #. Others are between 25.0%

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