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The number of species seen during one day varies from the mid-teens to somewhat over 30. Four groups of Dark-eyed Juncos may be seen during a winter day, and two subspecies of White-crowned Sparrow are often seen together during passage. Other subspecies are also present.
Observations are generally made during the early morning and late evening, usually for an hour to 90 minutes in duration in the morning and for 30 minutes to an hour in the evening. Lest
you be concerned that we are fanatical about the effort - this is our coffee time.
During the 12 years of observation we have seen several birds that are rare to the area: Ovenbird, Common Ground-Dove, Ruddy Ground-Dove, Eastern Kingbird, etc. We have also seen several species which are uncommon, with some regularity, like Rose-breasted Grosbeak. On the other hand, some species which are quite common in the surrounding area are rare in
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