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Bird Conservation News: The Good, The Bad (and Ugly), and More Good

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It all seems like such a charmed life … until you have to fly down to Africa for the winter. The population of Millerbirds on Laysan has doubled , and breeding seems to be going well. You’re in your summer territory, getting frisky and anticipating the pitter-patter of little beaks. Photo of the Nihoa Millerbird by S.

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Meet Suliformes, one of the newest orders of birds

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Brown Pelicans , and the northernmost Brown Booby breeding colony on this side of the Pacific. But meanwhile, let’s look at the four avian families that comprise the brand new order Suliformes. Ringer Gannets and Boobies (Sulidae) Black-and-white gannets breed on the cold, rocky coasts of the northern and southern oceans.

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