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Belcher's Gull Larus belcheri

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Henslow's Sparrow

Winners of the Bird Song Challenge
By The Macaulay Library Team
This year we challenged you to rate at least 150 audio recordings in the archive or archive at least 50 recordings from April through June. More than 250 people ravenously rated audio recordings in the archive and helped to curate the audio collection and more than 7,000 people archived audio recordings during the contest period.  …
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