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Morning on Weeks Bay

10,000 Birds

I felt especially thankful for the cooler air while boarding a touring boat at the Weeks Bay National Estuarine Research Reserv e along the coast of Alabama. Dedicated to science, conservation, and education, the reserve focuses on the smaller Weeks Bay, which in turn connects to Mobile Bay. View of Weeks Bay.

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A Relaxing Big Day in Florida

10,000 Birds

I would wake up in darkness, gather my camera and binoculars and drive to Alabama for a birding tour along a river. Blue Jays called near the boat ramp, and a lone, juvenile Brown Pelican paddled lazily in the lapping waves. That my data would be used in a global citizen science event? – a late start by any measure.

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