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<p>Matt Ufford is the head of video and audio at Yahoo Sports.</p>


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Let The World Come To You On The Wings Of Vagrant Birds

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You’re A Birder, James Hetfield

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A Bird Idiot’s Guide To Winter Birding

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Don’t You DARE Miss Out On Primo Birding Season

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A Tufted Titmouse stands on a branch as Robert DeCandido also known as "Birding Bob" leads a group of bird watchers during a tour in Central Park, New York on November 29, 2020. - On a recent sunny morning in New York a few dozen people gathered in Central Park's wooded Ramble area with a common goal: zero in on an elusive owl. Autumn leaves crunch under their shoes as "Birding Bob" -- a guide who has been organizing birdwatching tours in the park for more than three decades, with interest jumping since the coronavirus pandemic hit the city in March -- leads them along winding paths. (Photo by Kena Betancur / AFP) (Photo by KENA BETANCUR/AFP via Getty Images)

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A Bird Idiot’s Guide To Birding

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