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Month: August 2008

August 2, 2008 by Dave Bonta

At the end of one refrain, a mourning dove pauses and adds an extra syllable, as if correcting itself. The cheery yellow of St. John’s wort.

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Categories Plummer's Hollow
August 1, 2008 by Dave Bonta

Close your eyes and it could be any season: a Carolina wren; a scolding nuthatch; twittering finches; a loud, hoarse cough up in the woods.

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Categories Plummer's Hollow Tags Carolina wren, white-breasted nuthatch
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