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Whooping Crane Ancestry

10,000 Birds

Moreover, the pair I saw was feeding from a livestock trough alongside a group of cattle. In 1938, they were reduced to only 18 birds in the Aransas-Wood Buffalo flock and only 11 remaining in the non-migratory Louisiana flock. Hardly the elegant, natural picture deserving of some seriously stunning birds!

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Combined Beats’ List – September

10,000 Birds

Cattle Egret – Bubulcus ibis. Cattle Tyrant – Machetornis rixosa. Red-billed Buffalo-Weaver – Bubalornis niger. Cutler Wetlands. 01 Jan 2016. Reddish Egret – Egretta rufescens. Ding Darling NWR. 11 Jan 2016. Pied Heron – Egretta picata. Western Australia. 31 Jan 2016. Cutler Wetlands. 01 Jan 2016.

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