I donât know how many Texbirders get these, but since there are a lot of
birds that come to or pass through Texas, it seems relevant to the topic.
David, if Iâve a no-no, please forgive, but this is fascinating. Note there
is a link to a page that shows which dot is which species.
Best,
Dan Smith
dan@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx <mailto:dan@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
512-451-2632
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