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Some birds live in the shadow of more flashy relatives
5+ hour ago (592+ words) Erwin Record Many of our summer birds have already returned for another nesting season. In the past week or so I have welcomed back chimney swift, common yellowthroat and red-eyed vireo. I'm still receiving hummingbird arrival reports. April Kerns Fain…...
Christmas Bird Count yields grebe sightings, much more
4+ mon, 6+ day ago (725+ words) A horned grebe tends some chicks hatched in a wetland in Alaska near Anchorage. I took part in the Elizabethton Bird Club's 83rd annual Elizabethton Christmas Bird Count on Dec. 20. The counts conducted in areas with access to water have the…...