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The Grand Old Hawkwatch of the South

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There’s Hawk Mountain, Pennsylvania, of course, and that little known Cape May place in New Jersey, not to mention others like Fort Smallwood in Maryland and even Fort Tilden in Queens, New York, which gets some press on the occasions that Corey swings by. And Caeaser’s Head is definitely good.

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Montezuma Winery: Carbonated Rhubarb Wine

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“This beautiful and singular bird, although a constant resident in the southern extremities of the peninsula of Florida, seldom extends its journeys in an eastern direction beyond the State of North Carolina. Not surprisingly, all the bottles I found there were adorned with expected birds for Central New York.

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The Wildlife Rehabilitator’s Wish List

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Out of over 30 respondents, almost everyone wanted money for better facilities, paid staff, on-call veterinarians, emergency vehicles, food, and protected land – from Terry and Lindsay in California to Cindy in Michigan, from Sally in Kentucky to Mickie in South Dakota, and Lisa and Lia in New York. High Technology.

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10,000 Birds goes eBirding – Part II

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Some are all three ( e.g. , New York, California, and Florida). Many of the states with more than 200 species are home to contributors and/or have destination birding locations and/or are popular places generally.

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How To (And Not To) Transport Wild Birds

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Debbie Faires in South Carolina had a baby squirrel delivered in a mink hat. They were awesome.” “A driver wearing a tuxedo and white gloves pulled up in a stretch limousine,” said Barbara Bellens-Picon in New York, “and handed us a velvet-lined box of baby squirrels.” “I I hope you got a generous donation!”

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10,000 Birds goes eBirding

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The heat map is revealing: Unsurprisingly for a site founded and run by two New Yorkers (one of whom literally wrote the book on birding New York), the Empire State boasts the highest number of species (316). California (297) is next, followed by Florida (227), Oregon (209), and New Jersey (199).

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Audubon’s Footsteps

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Each chapter of Clavreul’s book covers his revisitation of one of these extended Audubon trips, with a final chapter covering New York City, where Audubon first set foot on American soil, in 1803.