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  1. nartreb

    Help with Eastern USA hit list

    Eastern Towhee is a "backyard bird" throughout the east, though it's a bit of a solitary brush-lurker, so not necessarily as effortless as, say, common grackle. Call it a 1.5 (I'd put Brown Thrasher in the same category.) They do come to feeders, though, which reminds me: In the US there...
  2. nartreb

    Help with Eastern USA hit list

    To expand on that last point: Speed limits on major highways vary from 55 mph to 75 mph, but there is an unwritten rule that you won't be ticketed until 10 mph beyond the limit, so traffic frequently flows at 65 to 80. With reasonable breaks for meals and bathrooms, and anticipating minor...
  3. nartreb

    Help with Eastern USA hit list

    wild turkey: They're absolutely everywhere, and they're common. Like deer, they thrive in suburbs: a mix of deciduous woods and open grass. They travel in flocks usually of around a dozen, so when you see one you usually find the road blocked with them (they have no fear of people, except in...
  4. nartreb

    Help with Eastern USA hit list

    There's a fair few on that list that are "Maryland or further south"... August in the eastern US tends to be hot and humid, fine beach weather and there are fine beaches all along the coast, but you'll have to search a bit for picturesque camping (whereas, crowded and noisy shouldn't be hard)...
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