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What to Do at High Island When the Winds are South

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They did flush eventually, but not because of humans. Houston Audubon instituted a ‘no hunting’ policy and by July 1995, there were 50 heron nests on the island, protected from mammalian predators by the large alligators in the waterways. Surprisingly, the Avocet area was not fenced off.

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The Crossley ID Guide: Waterfowl–A Book Review

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As a birder, I’ve seen the sounds of guns scare off geese and ducks I was trying to observe in New Jersey waters, and shuddered over the skins of Northern Pintails and American Wigeons seen in boats along Alligator Alley, Florida. I was really taken aback when I saw this. So–not a fan of hunting. Barker and Carrol L.

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Combined Beats’ List, May 2016

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Others, by their own admission, are Luddites and believe that the pinnacle of human technological achievement was reached on the day that man first bound a notebook in moleskin. Big Egg Marsh. Alligator River NWR–Milltail Rd. Alligator River NWR–Milltail Rd. Big Egg Marsh. Cartagos 2. 14 May 2016.

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Combined Beats List – June 2016

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Others, by their own admission, are Luddites and believe that the pinnacle of human technological achievement was reached on the day that man first bound a notebook in moleskin. Big Egg Marsh. Alligator River NWR–Milltail Rd. Alligator River NWR–Milltail Rd. Los Cartagos. 14 May 2016. Sandy Hook. 14 May 2016.

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Combined Beats’ List – September

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Others, by their own admission, are Luddites and believe that the pinnacle of human technological achievement was reached on the day that man first bound a notebook in moleskin. Alligator River NWR–Milltail Rd. Alligator River NWR–Milltail Rd. Big Egg Marsh. a (manastirski put). 13 Feb 2016. 01 Jan 2016.

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Combined Beats’ List – July 2016

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Others, by their own admission, are Luddites and believe that the pinnacle of human technological achievement was reached on the day that man first bound a notebook in moleskin. Alligator River NWR–Milltail Rd. Alligator River NWR–Milltail Rd. Big Egg Marsh. a (manastirski put). 13 Feb 2016. 01 Jan 2016.

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Combined Beats’ List – August

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Others, by their own admission, are Luddites and believe that the pinnacle of human technological achievement was reached on the day that man first bound a notebook in moleskin. Alligator River NWR–Milltail Rd. Alligator River NWR–Milltail Rd. Big Egg Marsh. a (manastirski put). 13 Feb 2016. 01 Jan 2016.

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