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What Was Your “Spark Bird?”

I asked you guys on Tumblr what got you into birding, or which bird was the one that caught your eye and piqued your interest to learn more about birds. Here are some of your responses:

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Written by: Jeff Mann

Published on: July 25, 2014

Birds detected by sound in the last 24 hours

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(Location: Southwest San Antonio, TX)


Latest species: Chimney Swift
Purple Martin : 320 times
House Sparrow : 269 times
Chimney Swift : 80 times
Barn Swallow : 80 times
European Starling : 71 times

In San Antonio, TX, my Haikubox station continuously listens to and analyzes the birds that visit my yard. The live stats above show the recent bird species and how often they were detected.

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