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Palm Warbler: Warbler in Sparrow’s Clothing

This YouTube video was produced by the American Bird Conservancy.

The Palm Warbler (Setophaga palmarum) is unusual among the Western Hemisphere’s wood-warbler family. While the majority of warblers are sexually dimorphic, with males noticeably brighter in the breeding season, the

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Bicknell’s Thrush: Enigmatic and Elusive

This YouTube video was produced by the American Bird Conservancy.

The elusive Bicknell’s Thrush (Catharus bicknelli) was once considered an isolated population of the Gray-cheeked Thrush. Then, in 1995, ornithologists decided that differences in plumage, size, song, and range warranted

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