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Seeking the Bahama Nuthatch

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In 2021, the American Ornithological Society announced that it has now classified the Bahama Nuthatch as a distinct species, Sitta insularis. Nobody has seen any ever since after Category 5 Hurricane Dorian buffeted the low-lying islands with 200-mph winds for two days in September 2019. There’s just one problem.

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Bird Litigation: “Standing” and the California Gnatcatcher

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As a result, the bird has a long history with the Endangered Species Act. United States DOI , 2019 U.S. LEXIS 110982, 2019 WL 2870131 (D.D.C. But its U.S. What was once sage scrub is now suburbs and highways. Initially identified as a candidate for listing in 1982, it was ultimately listed as “threatened” in 1993.

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Bird Litigation: Is the Golden-cheeked Warbler Still Endangered?

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Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) declared the Golden-cheeked Warbler “ endangered ” under the Endangered Species Act. The judge promptly dismissed the first and third arguments because they did not relate to whether the warbler should or should not be listed under the Endangered Species Act.

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Birding Hongbenghe, Yunnan (Part 1)

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Below is a quotation directly from this paper by the Monitor Conservation Research Society: “Trade data from the range countries of Thailand and Vietnam and from Indonesia and USA, both non-range countries, revealed 10,841 Black-throated Laughingthrushes in trade, across 762 visits to 51 markets between 1966 and 2019.

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Bird Litigation: Hindsight and the California Condor

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The arguments were framed by legal standards under the Endangered Species Act (ESA), the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA), and the Administrative Procedures Act (APA). Both parties — FWS and Audubon — wanted the same thing: preservation of the California Condor. But they disagreed on the means to obtain that shared goal.

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For the Birds: Midway Atoll Mouse Eradication and NEPA

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Because Midway is home to endangered species ( e.g. , Laysan Duck, Hawaiian Monk Seal), FWS must also comply with the Endangered Species Act (ESA). The plan is to conduct the eradication in July or August 2019. Midway’s birds are also protected by the Migratory Bird Treaty Act.

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The Best Birding Locations in the United States (according to ChatGPT)

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However, Kirtland’s Warbler is no longer listed on the Endangered Species Act, as it was delisted in 2019. The ChatGPT summary is brief, includes relevant information about when to visit and which habitat to focus on, and it appears accurate. That seems like a fact ChatGPT should get correct.