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    birding in weastern new york

    Hi. I will be in Hamburg NY (Erie County) from May 12-17, and would like to become familiar with at least some of the more common birds I can expect to see. I have been surfing the web, trying to get a list I can study, but this is turning into a wild goose chase (oops! No pun intended!)...
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    Rufous Hummingbirds

    Well, I'm jazzed! I was having my usual mundane Monday , washing dishes, clothes, and other asstorted weekend messes, and glancing out of my kitchen window occasionally to watch my two little friends (an Anna's and a Costa's hummingbird) fighting it out at the feeder, when I noticed a...
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    First Great-horned Owl

    Yesterday I found my first Great-horned owl, by following it's persistant hoots until I saw him sitting in a tree. What a great bird! And what a great feeling, finding a bird that way...and a lifer at that! For a few moments I felt like a bonifed birder! MS of IV
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    A Ring-necked Pheasant

    Yesterday, on my way to Weist Lake, I saw a ring-necked pheasant fly accross the road in front of me, and land in a field next to my car. I watched him as he ran in between the rows of vegatables and then disappear into the foilage. I don't think they're native to Imperial Valley, but there are...
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    turkey vultures in a city park?

    Yesterday we had to go to Holtville to pick up a car, and I snuck a few minutes to check out the birds in the park in the center of town. I noticed some huge black birds perching in the tops of a tall tree, and when got a closer look I realized they were turkey vultures. There were about 12 of...
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    Gila Woodpecker in Imperial CA

    Today I made a totally impulsive birding trip on my way home from dropping my son off for school. It was in back of a little league field, which I decided to explore to see if there was any interesting birds there. There were, and the best one was a Gila Woodpecker. I've been birding for about a...
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    hello, I'm new

    Hi, I just found this website tonight and registered. I'm a new birder...just started last winter, so I'm still learning the basics about birding. But I love birds and finding them is a thrill. I'm glad I found Birdforum! MS of IV
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