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Whooping Crane at Joe Overstreet Road

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This year was my third year helping to lead trips at the Space Coast Birding and Wildlife Festival. Though Whooping Cranes have recovered greatly since their nadir of 23 total Whooping Cranes in 1941 as of 2011 there were only about 600. The first farm on the left, where all the cattle are? That number has continued to shrink.

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The Amazing Exploding Dove Meets Montana

10,000 Birds

We remember starlings not skylarks, House Sparrows not Eurasian Tree Sparrows , Cattle Egrets not… well, whatever we’ve forgotten because it didn’t do as well as the Cattle Egrets. Nicole Mar 11th, 2011 at 10:49 pm I’ve always like the Collared doves. Jochen Mar 15th, 2011 at 4:29 am Ack!!

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Answer to the Diabolical Avian ID Quiz: From A to Z in Queens

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There has been one for the last couple winters at Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge, but I don’t think anyone has gotten as close to it as I got to the one at the Queens Zoo. 4 Responses to “Answer to the Diabolical Avian ID Quiz: From A to Z in Queens&# Kathleen Mar 20th, 2011 at 3:58 pm Diabolical indeed, thanks for the fun quiz!

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Combined Beats’ List – September

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Bund Baretha Wildlife Sanctuary. San Joaquin Wildlife Sanctuary. San Joaquin Wildlife Sanctuary. Bund Baretha Wildlife Sanctuary. Bund Baretha Wildlife Sanctuary. San Joaquin Wildlife Sanctuary. San Joaquin Wildlife Sanctuary. San Joaquin Wildlife Sanctuary. 10 Feb 2016. 05 Mar 2016.

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Collaborative List – October 2018

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Trinidad Lake SP–Watchable Wildlife Trail. Ra’s al-Khor Wildlife Sanctuary–Flamingo Hide. Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge–East Pond. San Joaquin Wildlife Sanctuary. San Joaquin Wildlife Sanctuary. Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge–East Pond. Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge.

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Collaborative list – December 2018

10,000 Birds

Tuttle Marsh Wildlife Area. Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge–East Pond. Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge. Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge–East Pond. Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge. San Joaquin Wildlife Sanctuary. Cattle Egret – Bubulcus ibis. Chuck-will’s-widow – Antrostomus carolinensis.

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Collaborative List – November 2018

10,000 Birds

Tuttle Marsh Wildlife Area. Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge–East Pond. Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge. Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge–East Pond. Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge. San Joaquin Wildlife Sanctuary. Cattle Egret – Bubulcus ibis. Chuck-will’s-widow – Antrostomus carolinensis.

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