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Birding.com As It Appeared On August 3, 2000
Bird of the Week:
American Goldfinch (Carduelis tristis)
	Range Map
	Sound (97 KB)
	Description
	Habitat
	Nesting & Feeding
	World Range

Images and sounds courtesy of Thayer's Birds of North America CD-ROM and Cornell Laboratory of Ornithology

State/Province of the Week:
Nova Scotia
Home of the Bay of Fundy. Cape Breton in Nova Scotia is a birder's paradise. French Mountain, Bird Island and Ingonish are three of the best birding spots on the cape. Spring through early winter can be a good time to visit. Watch for Bicknell's Thrush and Atlantic Puffin.
Hot Spots Cape BretonState Checklist

Hot Spot of the Week:
Denali National Park (Mt. McKinley)
62.48 N 150.15 W
Arctic Warbler, Ptarmigans, Northern Goshawk, Gyrfalcon, and Northern Wheatear are all possible. Good birding between Talkeetna and the park. Inside Denali, travel is by shuttle-bus. You will see lots of mammals, too.

Surprise Web Sites
Surprise #103: The Shorebird Watcher
Surprise #104: Wisconsin Society for Ornithology
Surprise #105: Rouge River Bird Observatory
Surprise #106: Bird Watcher's Digest
Surprise #107: Cats Indoors Campaingn
Surprise #108: Feeding Hummingbirds
(Surprise Web Sites #1-102)

Incredible Birding Web Site of the Month !! - August, 2000

WildBirds.com