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Expert: - 3/31/2005


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My daughter is in the 7th grade.  Her Science project is to find 30 birds that share the same names as U.S. cities.  I have tried to google it, but I am at a loss as to where to find this information.  Please help!

Answer
Well, I don't think you are going to find this information easily listed anywhere. There are two ways to go about it - go through a bird book and look at the names and see if any are city names you recognize - or go to an atlas and look at the list of cities and towns and see if you recognize any as bird names.  The latter is probably the best. I don't know how else you would do it.
You didn't ask, but this seems like an odd science project - I don't know what it has to do with science. But it could be fun in any case. (You might ask if Baltimore counts for Baltimore Oriole). Hint - there are lots of lakes with bird names and usually towns nearby with the same name.
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Any and all about WILD birds - the science of ornithology. Information about birdwatching, ecology, conservation, migration, behavior, banding, rehabilitation, feeding, songs, binoculars, identification, and careers in ornithology. No questions about pet or caged birds, please.

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Have a PhD and over forty years as a professional ornithologist - research, teaching, author, speaker, webmaster of Ornithology.com . Have written thirty scientific papers, three bird field guides, a textbook in ecology and two recent books entitled "Amazing Birds" and "Birds of New England". Have traveled to over 90 countries watching birds.

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PhD in Zoology/Ornithology; Emeritus Professor of Biological Sciences; former Dean of the College of Natural Sciences at California State University, Chico

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