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#1 – Cyanocitta cristata

Start your searching with the first hint, and learn a little Latin along the way.

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May 21, 2018

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West, straight as an arrow,
to where Cyanocitta cristata sits in tree.
Recite the name again,
“sigh-ann-o-sitta   chris-ta-ta”
You will know it well by the time
you’ve strolled North to clue 2.

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