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Link structure
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Online bird guide, bird ID help, life history, bird sounds from Cornell | All About Birds
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Use our Bird Guide to identify birds, learn about the life history, listen to the sounds, and watch bird behavior on video--the most comprehensive guide to Nort
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Language detected in text: en
Language defined in HTML: en-us
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H1 heading
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All About BirdsYour Online Guide To Birds And Birdwatching
The H1 heading is perfect.
Headings
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The heading structure is perfect.

Heading structure

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H1 All About BirdsYour Online Guide To Birds And Birdwatching
H2 Featured Articles
H2 Bird ID Skills
H2 Feeding Birds
H2 FAQs & Common Problems
H2 Bird-Friendly Homes
H2 Try This
H2 Read Our Award-Winning Magazine
H2 Explore All About Birds Species
H2 All About Birds is a free resource
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The number of internal links is ok.
None of the anchor texts is too long.
All internal links are not using dynamic parameters.
There are too many external links (61) on this page.

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/cams/red-tailed-hawks/Red-tailed Hawks
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https://academy.allaboutbirds....External Subdomain Bird Biology
https://academy.allaboutbirds....External Subdomain Learning Games
https://academy.allaboutbirds....External Subdomain How to Use eBird
https://academy.allaboutbirds....External Subdomain Learn Bird Songs
https://academy.allaboutbirds....External Subdomain All Online Courses
http://merlinbirdid.com/External Merlin Bird ID
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/news/pocket-binocular-review-...Subdomain Pocket Binocular Review: Our Search for the Best Tiny Binoculars
/news/id-brown-streaky-birds/Subdomain Identify the Brown, Streaky, Juvenile Songbirds of Summer With These Tips
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/news/attract-birds-gardening-...Subdomain To Bring Birds to Your Garden, Grow Native Plants: Here’s How to Get Started
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/news/wp-content/uploads/2024/...Subdomain Graylag Goose by Volker Hesse / Macaulay Library.
/news/wp-content/uploads/2024/...Subdomain Eurasian Wren by Natalya Ostapova / Macaulay Library.
/news/wp-content/uploads/2024/...Subdomain House Finch by Martina Nordstrand / Macaulay Library.
/news/wp-content/uploads/2024/...Subdomain Eurasian Blue Tit by Santiago Caballero Carrera / Macaulay Library.
/news/wp-content/uploads/2024/...Subdomain American Goldfinch by Philip Mitchell / Macaulay Library.
/news/wp-content/uploads/2024/...Subdomain Red-tailed Hawk by Cyrus Allen / Macaulay Library.
/news/wp-content/uploads/2024/...Subdomain Eurasian Jackdaw by David Irving / Macaulay Library.
/news/wp-content/uploads/2024/...Subdomain Mourning Dove by Matt Felperin / Macaulay Library.
/news/wp-content/uploads/2024/...Subdomain Black-capped Chickadee by Nick Park / Macaulay Library.
/news/wp-content/uploads/2024/...Subdomain Bald Eagle by Keith Williams.
/news/wp-content/uploads/2024/...Subdomain Barn Owl by Matt Davis / Macaulay Library.
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/news/wp-content/uploads/2024/...Subdomain Blackburnian Warbler by Corey Hayes.
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/news/wp-content/uploads/2024/...Subdomain Eastern Bluebird by Lindell Dillon.
/news/wp-content/uploads/2024/...Subdomain Heermann’s Gull by Andrew Johnson.
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/news/wp-content/uploads/2024/...Subdomain Laysan Albatross by Jason Crotty.
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/news/wp-content/uploads/2024/...Subdomain Sandhill Crane by scotthelfrichphotography.
/news/wp-content/uploads/2024/...Subdomain Steller’s Jay by John Fox.
/news/wp-content/uploads/2024/...Subdomain Western Tanager by Garret Burton.
/news/wp-content/uploads/2024/...Subdomain Snowy Owl by Ryan Schain / Macaulay Library.
/news/wp-content/uploads/2024/...Subdomain Calliope Hummingbird by Marya Moosman / Macaulay Library.
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https://www.birds.cornell.edu/...External Subdomain Overview
https://www.birds.cornell.edu/...External Subdomain Programs
https://www.birds.cornell.edu/...External Subdomain Visit the Lab
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https://www.birds.cornell.edu/...External Subdomain News Releases
/news/for-advertisers/Subdomain For Advertisers
http://www.birds.cornell.edu/c...External Subdomain Citizen Science
https://ebird.org/homeExternal eBird
https://feederwatch.org/External Project Feederwatch
https://nestwatch.org/External NestWatch
https://celebrateurbanbirds.org/External Celebrate Urban Birds
http://gbbc.birdcount.org/External Subdomain Great Backyard Bird Count
https://academy.allaboutbirds....External Subdomain Lifelong Learning
https://academy.allaboutbirds....External Subdomain Online Courses
https://www.birds.cornell.edu/...External Subdomain Bird Walks & Events
https://academy.allaboutbirds....External Subdomain Spring Field Ornithology
https://www.birds.cornell.edu/k12External Subdomain K–12 Education
https://www.birds.cornell.edu/...External Subdomain Publications
https://birdsoftheworld.org/bo...External Birds of the World
http://www.birds.cornell.edu/c...External Subdomain Clements Checklist
https://www.stateofthebirds.org/External Subdomain State of the Birds
https://www.birds.cornell.edu/...External Subdomain Annual Report
https://www.birds.cornell.edu/...External Subdomain Scientific Citations
/news/living-bird-latest-issue/Subdomain Living Bird Magazine
/guide/Subdomain Text duplicate Bird Guide
/cams/Subdomain Bird Cams
https://www.macaulaylibrary.org/External Subdomain Macaulay Library
http://ravensoundsoftware.com/External “Raven” Sound Analysis
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/news/browse/topic/faqs/Subdomain FAQs
https://join.birds.cornell.edu...External Subdomain Support Our Cause
https://join.birds.cornell.edu...External Subdomain Join the Lab
https://give.birds.cornell.edu...External Subdomain Text duplicate Donate
https://give.birds.cornell.edu...External Subdomain Monthly Giving
https://www.birds.cornell.edu/...External Subdomain Membership Services
https://www.birds.cornell.edu/...External Subdomain Shop for Our Cause
https://www.birds.cornell.edu/...External Subdomain Contact Us
https://www.birds.cornell.edu/...External Subdomain Web Accessibility Assistance
https://privacy.cornell.edu/in...External Subdomain Privacy Policy
https://www.birds.cornell.edu/...External Subdomain Terms of use
/news/site-credits/Site Credits
https://twitter.com/cornellbirdsExternal A-TITLE Follow us on Twitter
https://facebook.com/cornellbirdsExternal A-TITLE Like us on Facebook
/guide/browse/taxonomyFamily
/guide/browseShape
http://merlinbirdid.com/External Try Merlin

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The page response time is slow (1.32 seconds). The response time should be less than 0.4 seconds. Slow websites are bad for search engine bots and also result in bad user experience.
The file size of the HTML document is fine (148 kB).

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