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Don Torino’s Life in the Meadowlands: The Mighty “Magic” Oak Tree

All birders have their very own “Magic Tree” A tree that, no matter what, always seems to miraculously ensure multiple bird species anytime you guide a pair of binoculars in its direction. There could be many kinds of magic trees but most of the time the species of magic tree is the mighty oak.

In actuality, there is nothing mystical about the oak and the many bird species that are attracted to it. In fact, oaks are perhaps the most important wildlife tree we have in our forest.

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