[ for Years, Bird Enthusiast Mickey Long and His Friends Rarely Bothered to Count the Abundant Crows They Spotted ... ]

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For years, bird enthusiast Mickey Long and his friends rarely bothered to count the abundant crows they spotted during frequent walks through the Whittier Narrows Recreation Center.

"We used to almost ignore them there were so many,' said Long, superintendent of the Eaton Canyon Nature Center in Pasadena and considered by many to be the area's preeminent bird expert.

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[ for Years, Bird Enthusiast Mickey Long and His Friends Rarely Bothered to Count the Abundant Crows They Spotted ... ]

"The one time a year we paid attention, during the annual Christmas Bird Count, we would easily count 40 or 60,' Long said.

Then in 2003, the West Nile Virus struck, all...

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