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| Birding.com As It Appeared On August 3, 2000 |
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| Bird of the Week: | |
| American Goldfinch (Carduelis tristis) | |
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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
