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The upperside feathers often feature wing bars that make birds easier to identify. And a small, separate group of feathers on the leading edge of the wing, the alula, is similar to a human’s thumb.

Bird lovers from all over the north state flocked to southwest Butte County — with Patrick Ranch as the focal point — Saturday morning for the third day of the 25th Snow Goose Festival.