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The Endangered Andean Flamingo

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Egg collection for local consumption still continues at lower scale. Flamingos have been reported to abandon their nesting sites even when mining was initiated after the establishment of nesting colonies when the birds were expected to be engaged in a breeding attempt and were less likely to leave the colonies.

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What hasn’t changed is our collective commitment to delivering the best of birding, nature, conservation, and commentary on a daily basis. Many of us have neglected or outright abandoned our feed readers. WHAT ABOUT THE EXISTING EMAIL NEWSLETTER? rss ) and trends (e.g., blog carnivals ) come and go.

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Urban Ornithology: 150 Years of Birds in New York City–A Book Review

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Patrol and enforce wildlife-damaging violations, including the taking of endangered native plants, capturing turtles, riding ATV’s on pedestrian trails, and abandoning fishhooks. Their sightings were published in Birdlore , the Auk , the Kingbird , and the Linnaean Newsletter. Remove Phragmites and replace it with cattails.