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Springtime in Boston (Active Tour)

Can you identify this bird? Our very first issue makes its reappearance with some additions. This issue concentrates on warblers and other songbirds and a famous spring migrant trap in the Northeast U.S. Mount Auburn Cemetery (The Virtual Tour) has 66 bird sightings, 40 with accompanying songs and/or calls.

Also featured in this issue:

  • Birding By Ear -- Spring Tune-up - Dick Walton, one of the co-authors of the popular Birding by Ear series, offers some guidance to tune-up your ears in preparation for the spring migration.
  • The Photo/Sound Gallery: Warblers - Features 20 warblers and 10 other songbirds presented through the photos of Arthur Morris and the song recordings of Lang Elliott.
  • Warbler Matching Game - Test your skill at matching photos of warblers with their songs.

South West Florida (Active Tour)

Roseate Spoonbill Visit South West Florida (The Virtual Tour) and test your skill at identifying the 77 sightings of waders and other birds you would be likely to find there in the winter and spring.

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Focus on Waterfowl: Sachuest Point NWR (Active Tour)

Focus on Waterfowl: Divers Sachuest is the premier location in the northeast for Harlequin Ducks. It also provides good opportunities to see other sea birds during the winter months. Visit Sachuest Point NWR (The Virtual Tour) and test your skill at identifying the 43 sightings of 26 species of waterfowl and other birds.

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Focus on Waterfowl: Chincoteague NWR (Active Tour)

Focus on Waterfowl: Dabblers Thousands of ducks and geese winter at Chincoteague National Wildlife Refuge in Virginia. Explore the refuge with Chincoteague NWR (The Virtual Tour) and test your skill at identifying the 36 sightings of 29 species of waterfowl and other birds.

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Hawk Watch! (Active Tour)

Watch Hawks! Hawk Mountain and Cape May are two of the most popular destinations for watching migrating hawks in the fall. Now you can experience some of the excitement of these locations by going on The Virtual Hawk Watch. See how many of the 30 sightings of 15 species of hawks you can identify or just enjoy the scenery and the birds.

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Shorebird Migration: Cape Cod (Active Tour)

Godwits! Practice your shorebird identification with Cape Cod (The Virtual Tour). This trip explores North Monomoy Island and South Beach, both in Chatham, Massachusetts. There are 57 sightings of 35 species to find and identify (20 with sound clips).

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OnLocation(sm): Churchill, Manitoba (Inactive Tour)

Every year hundreds of birders journey to the Canadian sub-artic on the western shore of the Hudson Bay to seek out the specialty birds of Churchill. Get a sense of the excitement with Churchill, Manitoba (The Virtual Tour - Inactive) and test your skill at identifying the 134 sightings of 61 species of birds.

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Early Summer in Down East Maine (Inactive Tour)

Head as far east as you can go and still be in the U.S. as we go OnLocation(sm) in Washington County, Maine. Down East Maine (The Virtual Tour - Inactive) will let you explore northern boreal and bog habitats or take a boat trip out to Machias Seal Island to get some close-up looks at nesting alcids and some pelagics along the way.

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Breeding Research in Illinois (Inactive Tour)

This feature focuses on research being done in Illinois on the breeding success of shrubland and grassland species in managed lands. Research in Illinois (The Virtual Tour - Inactive) will test your skill at identifying 26 shrubland and grassland species (16 with accompanying songs) and then allow you to follow the field crews as they monitor nests.

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