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Seeking the Bahama Nuthatch

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For more Bahama Nuthatch information and links, check his blog, [link]. In 2021, the American Ornithological Society announced that it has now classified the Bahama Nuthatch as a distinct species, Sitta insularis. The ornithologist James Bond first found the unusual nuthatch in 1931 on Grand Bahama Island.

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Birding by Volunteering

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In the Bahamas I swam in a pod of feeding dolphins. You may not get the species counts that the race delivers, but you’ll have memories burned into your skull. In Hawaii I stood on a beach as albatrosses fledged and Tiger Sharks prowled for the less successful ones. In Belize I cruised above reefs few people had ever seen.

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