Photograph by Kristin Mylecraine, NJAS

    Linda Gangi reports that the two teams of young birders that Kristin Mylecraine and she fielded for the World Series of Birding last Saturday  tallied 84 and 85 species in 11 hours:

   "Highlight birds for the day were Glossy Ibis, Yellow-crowned Night Heron, Cape May Warbler, Blackpoll, Yellow-throated Vireo, Common Raven (left) and Rough-winged Swallows.

   "The team met at DeKortePark at 7am, briefly birded the immediate area and then headed over to Garret Mountain.  By 11 a.m. we had tallied 55 species.  

  Click "Continue reading …" for more of Linda's report — and why getting lkids involved in the World Series of Birding is a great idea.

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