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Entries Tagged as 'Veery'

Bird in the park: Veery

May 4th, 2007 · Comments Off

Fresh from its winter home in central and southern Brazil is this Veery, which I found soft-stepping through the leaves in Guilford Battleground NMP. I’m really loving that the thrushes are back, because it’s eerily magical to hear their odd flutelike, almost metallic songs as I walk in the woods. The Veery is the least [...]

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Tags: Ovenbird · Veery · Wood Thrush

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Bird in the park: Veery

May 4th, 2007 · Comments Off

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