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Best Bird of the Weekend (Fourth of June 2014)

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Any time you see young of an endangered species it has to be considered your Best Bird of the Weekend. If you’ve blogged about your weekend experience, you should include a link in your comment. Corey’s Best Bird of the Weekend was a no-brainer. What was your best bird of the weekend? Birding best bird weekend'

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Hong Kong Trip Report: February 2014

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I visited Hong Kong from February 20-27, 2014. Mai Po Nature Reserve : world famous locale for shorebirds, waterfowl, waders, and wetland birds; wintering grounds for certain endangered species. Many at Mai Po, which is one of the best places in the world to see this endangered species. Lots and lots of birds!

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Kirtland’s Warbler in Central Park

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Third, Kirtland’s Warbler has only recently made the New York State checklist with two sightings in 2014. ( Fifth, Kirtland’s Warbler is an amazing conservation success story, having come back from the brink of extinction to the point where it is now proposed for delisting as an Endangered Species.

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A Birder Reads a Scientific Paper

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By September 2014, there were an estimated 164 Millerbirds on Laysan. This paper, which was cited in the paper we just discussed, conducted the relevant experiments: Addison, Jason A., “Population genetics and effective population size of the critically endangered Nihoa Millerbird (Acrocephalus familiaris kingi).”