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What is the State Bird of Maryland?

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Baltimore Orioles spend their winters in Florida, Central, and South America, and migrate north to breed in much of the Eastern United States. However, they have suffered habitat loss not only in the United States, but also in Central and South America. Suddenly, we catch a flash of bright orange: a Baltimore Oriole.

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Red-necked Phalarope, Globetrotter Extraordinaire

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Scientists who attached tracking devices to 10 of the birds in 2012 were shocked to discover that one had flown west across the Atlantic Ocean, and eventually settled down on the shores of the Pacific Ocean in South America. Along the wayward route, the Phalarope made stops in Iceland, Greenland, the continental U.S.,

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What is the National Bird of Aruba?

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As a result, the Aruba Birdlife Conservation Foundation began a campaign to make the Burrowing Owl the country’s national bird , which was officially named in 2012. Unfortunately, due to development and other pressure on their populations, their numbers in Aruba have been falling.

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Good news for the Wood Stork

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The wood stork occurs and breeds in Central and South America. Since 2004, the three-year averages (2003 to 2012) for nesting pairs ranged from 7,086 to 10,147, all above the 6,000 three-year average identified in the 1997 recovery plan as the threshold to consider reclassifying the species to threatened status.

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Is The Hooded Grebe About To Go Extinct?

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And, in South America, there is at least one species that is being heavily preyed on by North American Minks which are not supposed to be in South America. Their natural range is in a smallish region of southern South America. Roesler, I, Imberti, S, Casanas, H, Mahler, B, & Reboreda, JC (2012).

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One Last Wood-Warbler Week Post

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Will it come back in 2012? Right now great flocks of wood-warblers are making their way north from the southern United States, Mexico, the Caribbean, Central and South America to breed across the United States and Canada. Wood-Warbler Week is finally over for 2011. Below is the logo. What species is shown?

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Greater Rheas: Germany’s new Big Bird

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Their current population stands at more than 150 birds (I have no recent population estimate, but there were 129 in 2012, up from 100 in 2011), and they are spreading slowly but consistently. Birding Birds Germany Invasive Species Week South America' It seems they’ve come to stay.

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