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What is the State Bird of Maine?

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As it is a common sight throughout New England, it is no surprise that this chickadee species is also the state bird of Massachusetts. Hall wrote to the legislature with his suggestion. Their cheeks are white, but their flanks a buffy tan, all of which distinguishes them from other chickadee species. Tom Brown, Jr.,

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Just in Time: Kenn Kaufman’s “A Season on the Wind” — a review

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More than 5,000 bird species in the world make some kind of seasonal movement. But in the fall (with plumage as in the photo on the left, above) they take an entirely different, and heroic, route, first to Massachusetts and then, after a rest, south over the Atlantic Ocean. Example A, perfectly up to date, is the wind turbine.

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