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Planning ahead

Longing to see some new birds? Whether you go on your next birding adventure with a birding tour company or travel on your own, you will significantly enhance your experience if you use eBird, the popular website operated by the Cornell Lab of Ornithology, to familiarize yourself with the expected birds before your trip.

Of course, it’s nice to have a guide help you locate particularly hard-to-find birds, but too much reliance on guides can keep you from learning to spot and identify birds on your

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