The last ten day days have been one of the most intense, yet invigorating days of birding that can ever remember embarking on. It...
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To say that my birding has been limited this year is an understatement. My spring and early summer were sucked away from me by...
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Back in 1979 New York State birders were pleased with the first record of Mississippi Kites in the state when two visited Staten Island...
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The last time I saw a Mississippi Kite was way up in Root, New York, back in 2009. There was a pair that were...
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The bird came first, just in case you were wondering. Sure, the official name, and associated behavioral verb, refer mostly to the Old World...
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Just yesterday, 3 July, I headed north out of the city by bus, met up with more birders in New Paltz, and continued all...
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