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The Endangered Andean Flamingo

10,000 Birds

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. The Andean Flamingo is now protected under the Endangered Species Act of 1973.

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

10,000 Birds

The recommendations will sound familiar to any birder or naturalist who wants to protect and improve her local patch: Immediately shut down cat feeding stations. Their sightings were published in Birdlore , the Auk , the Kingbird , and the Linnaean Newsletter. Remove Phragmites and replace it with cattails.