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Wild Mississippi

4 The Love Of Animals

In the newest mini-series, Wild Mississippi, viewers will get to see how the Mississippi river can both nurture and destroy. The show covers an entire year along the Mississippi, and shows the many challenges that the wildlife in the area deal with. Fishing With Alligator Snappers. Bobcat Prey.

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Into the Florida Woods for the Holiday Weekend

10,000 Birds

We slipped Noah into the baby backpack and covered him with a mosquito net, noting a pair of Mississippi Kites swirling in the hazy sky overhead. Anhinga sat on exposed logs, near slowly swimming alligators. The grassy parking lot held only two other cars, so we basically had the area all to ourselves.

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Miami Mega Mall vs. Everglades National Park

10,000 Birds

It has been my privilege to bird in the ‘Glades – the largest US wilderness east of the Mississippi River. Alligator on nest. While there’s nothing inherently noteworthy about another super complex, this one will sit in uncomfortable proximity to the Everglades National Park.

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Collaborative List – April 2018

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Mississippi Kite – Ictinia mississippiensis. Alligator River NWR–Wildlife Drive. Stormwater Treatment Area 5/6. 13 Jan 2018. Double-toothed Kite – Harpagus bidentatus. La Selva (OTS Reserve)–Road to Puerto Viejo River. 01 Jan 2018. 24 Apr 2018. Eurasian Marsh-Harrier – Circus aeruginosus. 01 Jan 2018.

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Collaborative List – May 2018

10,000 Birds

Mississippi Kite – Ictinia mississippiensis. Alligator River NWR–Wildlife Drive. Stormwater Treatment Area 5/6. 13 Jan 2018. Double-toothed Kite – Harpagus bidentatus. La Selva (OTS Reserve)–Road to Puerto Viejo River. 01 Jan 2018. 24 Apr 2018. Plumbeous Kite – Ictinia plumbea. 05 May 2018. 01 Jan 2018.

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Collaborative List – October 2018

10,000 Birds

Mississippi Kite – Ictinia mississippiensis. Alligator River NWR–Wildlife Drive. White-winged Chough – Corcorax melanorhamphos. Melbourne hike #1. 24 Apr 2018. Red-browed Firetail – Neochmia temporalis. Melbourne hike #1. 24 Apr 2018. 24 Apr 2018. Eastern Wood-Pewee – Contopus virens. 24 Apr 2018.

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Collaborative list – September 2018

10,000 Birds

Mississippi Kite – Ictinia mississippiensis. Alligator River NWR–Wildlife Drive. White-winged Chough – Corcorax melanorhamphos. Melbourne hike #1. 24 Apr 2018. Red-browed Firetail – Neochmia temporalis. Melbourne hike #1. 24 Apr 2018. 24 Apr 2018. Eastern Wood-Pewee – Contopus virens. 24 Apr 2018.

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