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Black Swifts Nesting at McArthur-Burney Falls Memorial State Park

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References: 1 Birds of North America Online , 2 California Bird Species of Special Concern : A ranked assessment of species, subspecies, and distinct populations of birds of immediate conservation concern in California. Photo from Wikipedia Commons taken by Terry Gray.

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Manky Muscovy Ducks

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home about advertise archives birds conservation contact galleries links reviews subscribe Browse: Home / Birds / Manky Muscovy Ducks Manky Muscovy Ducks By Mike • March 2, 2011 • 6 comments Tweet Share The Muscovy Duck ( Cairina moschata ) attracts more attention than most ducks, at least in North America.

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The View from my Window

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On any given day I can count on seeing Wilson’s, Yellow-rumped (Audubon’s) , Nashville , and Orange-crowned Warblers. Golden-fronted Woodpeckers prefer the Jacaranda trunk. Just last week, a Black-throated Gray Warbler started visiting, accompanied by a surprise Black-and-White Warbler. ” call in winter.

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Collaborative List 2017 – February

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uses the zoogeographical ecozones and denotes North, Central and South America (Nearctic and Neotropical realms) as western and the rest of the world (Palearctic, Afrotropical, Indomalayan, Australasian) as eastern. Puerto Rican Woodpecker – Melanerpes portoricensis. Red-headed Woodpecker – Melanerpes erythrocephalus.

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