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Map Spotlight - Red-headed Woodpecker
Red-headed Woodpeckers are scattered across New York with larger populations along the Great Lakes, Finger Lakes, and lower Hudson Valley. Their red-heads and and large white spots on their wings make them hard to mistake when seen.
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Map Spotlight - Rusty Blackbird
Rusty Blackbirds prefer to breed in wet areas such as the spruce-sphagnum bogs, swamps, and fens in the Adirondacks. Like most blackbirds, Rusty Blackbirds make a raucous call and song to keep on the listen for while Atlasing in wet areas, especially in the Adirondacks.
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Species Spotlight - Least Bittern
Least Bitterns are the smallest member of the heron family. Their diminutive size allows them to move about in dense emergent vegetation, making them hard to see.
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