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NOVEMBER 30, 2014

There are two Painted Bunting populations, one that breeds along the Atlantic Coast from North Carolina to Florida and one that breeds in the interior United States and northern Mexico from southeastern New Mexico to western Mississippi. You can see the two disjunct populations mapped in this animated occurrence model from eBird.

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Mississippi Mexico Alabama North Carolina 277

10,000 Birds

OCTOBER 1, 2019

The next two shots give the answer: a close-up of a stunningly beautiful Scissor-tailed Flycatcher and a long shot of hundreds of Mississippi Kites in flight. The voice, which we soon learns belongs to wildlife photographer Richard Moore, exclaims, “Migration is on!”

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Advocacy Mexico United States Texas 268

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MARCH 14, 2011

March 14, 2011 Kentucky Department of Fish and Wildlife Jon Gassett, Commissioner One Sportsman’s Lane Frankfort, Kentucky 40601 Dear Mr. Gassett, I am a writer, naturalist and artist with a special interest in human/bird interactions. Where Are You Birding this Second Weekend of March 2009? That is one year for one organization.

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2011 Kentucky Tennessee Hunting 260

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OCTOBER 1, 2016

Others, by their own admission, are Luddites and believe that the pinnacle of human technological achievement was reached on the day that man first bound a notebook in moleskin. Mississippi Kite – Ictinia mississippiensis. Snail Kite – Rostrhamus sociabilis. Lake Marian Boat Ramp. 22 Jan 2016. 08 Mar 2016. 12 Apr 2016.

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2016 Sanctuary Australia Ghana 154

10,000 Birds

SEPTEMBER 3, 2016

Others, by their own admission, are Luddites and believe that the pinnacle of human technological achievement was reached on the day that man first bound a notebook in moleskin. Mississippi Kite – Ictinia mississippiensis. Snail Kite – Rostrhamus sociabilis. Lake Marian Boat Ramp. 22 Jan 2016. 08 Mar 2016. 12 Apr 2016.

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2016 Sanctuary Australia Ghana 102