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Friday, September 18, 2009

My Life Kirtland’s Warbler (i.e., Life Is Good At MBS)

September 18, 2009

My $75 registration fee was just returned in spades. During one of the early morning talks at MBS today, my cell phone vibrated with a very curious message: “Kirtland’s Warbler at East Harbor State Park, Meadow Trail.”
At that point, I had to bail on the fine and illustrious speaker, Jim McCormac, because I knew he’d [...]

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Good morning from the Midwest Birding Symposium (MBS)

September 18, 2009

 
Writing from the Coffee and Cream cafe in Lakeside, Ohio. Weather is splendid, there’s good energy in the air, and many happy people walking around anticipating opening ceremonies that occur in about two hours. 
I spent the majority of the first day at MBS birder-watching. Migrant flocks of old friends mixed with others I’d only seen [...]

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