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Bird Banding the Dry Tortugas

10,000 Birds

That seems like an abnormally high risk for a seabird that makes its living picking up small fish from the water’s surface, but Sooty Terns are some of the most abundant seabirds in the world and spend most of their lives on the open ocean between South America and Africa, so it seems to be working for them. Oh, the lessons of bird banding.

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Lost on the Space Coast

10,000 Birds

There are a handful of sites in North America that can justifiably be considered must visits for birders. As I slowly wound around the first few pull-offs I found little of note. Sure, they weren’t sitting on my head or eating out of my hand like other birders experience, but I’ll take it. everyone).

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Maine’s Great Black Hawk – Rescued!

10,000 Birds

The Great Black Hawk – a species with a native range in Mexico to South America – had been spotted in this park for weeks, but not every day. The general mood was one of gratitude, and everyone passed camera lenses and binoculars back and forth to share the experience. Great Black Hawk in Portland Maine.

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