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Learn Your Local Birds’ Regional “Accents”
April 12, 2017 —
Part seven of our new series to help you build your birding skills—and love of birds—by learning how to bird by ear.
Marissa Ortega-Welch is a radio journalist, writer, and naturalist at-large. She's based in Oakland, California.