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Hello and welcome to the American Birding Podcast from the American Birding Association.

I am Nate Swick.

I'm back from what was an exceptional trip to Colombia to speak at the Manizales Bird Fair.

Great people, amazing birds, as you'd expect from such a place.

I came back to the United States with a stomach bug and a scheduled recording

session with three great birders to talk about some really interesting avian items. The former is

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