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Feral Cats Are An Invasive Species in North America (and elsewhere)

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It was not a kitty cat, even though all of its relatives in the Americas were. But they don’t live in North America. I find it astonishing that people argue of whether feral cats are bad for birds in North America. In North America, you’ve got Bears at the large end, Cats in the middle, and at the smaller end, the Mustilids.

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The Jewel Hunter: A Book Review About One Birder’s Quest for Pittas and Beer

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And, to give his dream year a little more oomph, he created a grand once-in-a-lifetime goal: to track down and see every pitta species in the world in one year. That’s Pitta, people, not Antpitta, which is what I foolishly first envisioned, having never birded beyond the Americas.) The Jewel Hunter can be frustrating in this respect.

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Carolina Parakeet: Mystery of the Incas

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And with it the existence of the northernmost species of parrot in the world, the only native parrot in the United States whose provenance is not questioned, and a piece of American natural history that is so bizarre that its existence seems impossible to people living today. It was called Incas.

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A Survey of U.S. Birders

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The survey was commissioned by National Flyway Council (NFC), which implements the North American Waterfowl Management Plan (NAWMP), which, in turn, aims to maintain abundant waterfowl populations in North America. Thus, birders like natural areas close to home with rare species, and perhaps some ducks. This is not a surprising result.

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Cinnamon Teal at the Sacramento National Wildlife Refuge

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” The Cinnamon Teal ( Anas cyanoptera ) is one of the least abundant dabbling ducks in North America. These wildlife refuges are literally essential for the survival of many migratory species of the Pacific Flyway. It was established in 1986 by Canada and the United States, and expanded to include Mexico in 1994.

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What is the National Bird of Panama?

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Interestingly, the eagle featured in Panama’s coat of arms is not the Harpy Eagle, but a representation of an American eagle species, as the United States was the first country to recognize Panama’s independence. A Harpy Eagle. Like Woods, I can’t get over their talons.

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Cat Wars: The Devastating Consequences of a Cuddly Killer

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Agonizing quandaries concerning invasive species are well-known to wildlife biologists. million metric tons per year in the United States alone; and. (By Arriving in North America around the time of Columbus, they have become “one of the most successful invasive species on earth.”.