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Birding.com as it Appeared on September 15, 2000
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| American Kestrel (Falco sparverius) | |
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| Sound (109 KB) | |
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Images and sounds courtesy of Thayer's Birds of North America CD-ROM and Cornell Laboratory of Ornithology
Hot Book of the Week
Focus
Guide to the Birds of North America
By Kenn Kaufman
(Retail $20.00 Your Price $16.93)
State/Province of the Week:
Ohio
At Crane Creek/Magee Marsh/Ottawa NWR spring migration may be even better
than Point Pelee. Head for Killdeer Plains in winter, look for hawks and owls.
At dusk you should see Short-eared Owls. Adams Lake
State Park is at the edge of the Appalachian mountain range. Chuck-will's-widow, Wild
Turkey, Blue Grosbeak and other species are often easier to find here than anywhere else
in Ohio.
Hot Spots
Ohio Bird Records Committee
State
Checklist
Hot Spot of the Week:
Chincoteague
National Wildlife Reserve, Virginia
37.59 N 75.17 W
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.
Surprise Web Sites 
Surprise #115: Birdnet Germany
Surprise #116: Common Swift (Apus apus)
Surprise #117: Pennsylvania Virtual
Birding Website
Surprise #118: Virtual Birder
Surprise #119: Hawkwatch International
Surprise #120: Northern Prairie Wildlife Research Ctr
(Surprise Web Sites #1-114)
Incredible Birding Web Site of the Month !! - September,
2000
Birdwatchersdigest.com
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