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Cornell's Mobile Search Team finally checks in with their ventures for the last 3 weeks in parts of Texas, Louisiana, Florida, and now back to the Congaree (S.C.). Nothing real head-turning in their reports, and so far, somewhat oddly, they have bypassed promising areas of central or southern Florida. A lot of continued emphasis on the Congaree which everyone acknowledges contains excellent habitat, but which has also been one of the more heavily birded of all potential IBWO habitat over the decades.
Addendum: speaking of South Carolina, independent searcher Richard Lyttle is seeking others to assist him in looking for the IBWO within the state:
http://www.ibwsearches.com/
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From the Web Grab Bag:
1. Who knew...? deer as destroyers of bird habitat!
2. ...and most who want to know probably already do so, but I'll mention that writer/birder Laura Erickson, after walking away from her popular commercially-sponsored birding blog several weeks back, has re-established her own personal blog here if you lost track of her or need to re-bookmark her:
http://lauraerickson.blogspot.com/
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