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Many in the eastern half of North America might be surprised to hear that the House Finch, a common backyard bird, is not native to their area. Here is the story of how the House Finch arrived in the east.

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A look into one of the 251 families of birds in the world, Regulidae. This family contains the kinglets and only contains six species, two of which can be found in North America.

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A sad tale of how the Passenger Pigeon went from being the most abundant bird species in North America to extinct in a time frame of only about 100 years.

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A look into the the life of Wisdom the Laysan Albatross, the oldest known bird in the world, who is believed to have hatched in 1951.

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A look into the world of swifts. These birds are made for life on the wing, with several amazing adaptations that make this life possible.

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A look into an example of one of the amazing migration patterns birds can have, spotlighting the Blackpoll Warbler. A small songbird who flies thousands of miles over open oceans without stopping, to get to its wintering grounds in South America.

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A look into a rarely heard song from a common forest bird, the Ovenbird.

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A look into the Vermivora Warblers, the Blue-winged Warbler and the Golden-winged Warblers, and their fascinating hybridization.

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A look into the main categories of birds you would see while hawk watching, the buteos, falcons, accipiters, eagles and the oddballs that don't fit into these groups.

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A look into the family Passerellidae, or the New World Sparrows, a family of birds that contains 132 species.