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| Featured Bird: | |
| Northern Mockingbird (Mimus polyglottos) | |
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Range Map |
| Sound (396 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
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 Living on the Wind By Scott Weidensaul |
Featured State/Province:
Virginia
Kiptopeke State Park is located at the tip of Cape Charles, this is the place to be
in the fall. About 70,000 raptors fly overhead between September and November. The park is
also great for fall songbirds. Chesapeake Bay Bridge & Tunnel is great! Write
or call for a letter that will permit you to stop on islands 2,3 and 4 as you cross the
bridge/tunnel. Purple Sandpiper, Great Cormorant, Oldsquaw (Oops... I mean Long-tailed
Duck) and all three Scoters may fly by. Chincoteague National Wildlife Reserve -
More famous for its ponies than its birds -- but that may soon change! This barrier island
is a last staging area each fall for Shorebirds on their way to South America. Thousands
of waterfowl spend the winter here. Shenandoah National Park has the Skyline Drive
- a beautiful experience. Birders like to explore the South River Falls Trail around mile
63. Spring and summer are the best times to visit.
Featured Hot Spot :
Salton
Sea, California
33.05 N 115.41 W
An absolutely UNBELIEVABLE experience any time of year! This huge oasis in the middle of
the desert just south of Palm Springs, attracts millions of birds in the winter! The south
end is best for birds like Shorebirds, Burrowing Owls and Mountain Plover. Take a friend
and Cher the experience as you look for Yellow-footed Gull during the hot, Sonny, smelly
summer. Better yet, come to the festival
next February!
Surprise
Web Sites 
It's Hawk Migration Time!
Surprise #121: Golden Gate
Raptor Observatory
Surprise #122: Carolina Raptor Center
great links
Surprise #123: The Peregrine Fund
Surprise #124: Hawk Watch International
Surprise #125: The Raptor Center U.
of Minnesota
Surprise #126: Bald Eagle Information
(Surprise Web Sites #1-120)
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