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Leucistic Ruddy Duck Oxyura jamaicensis

10,000 Birds

The little stiff-tails are almost year-round at Jamaica Bay though almost all leave to breed in the summer and in the depths of winter, when the ponds are almost completely frozen, they tend to head for open water. Leucism “is a condition characterized by reduced pigmentation in animals and humans.&# Thanks for visiting!

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The Nonessential Whooping Crane

10,000 Birds

Another 170 are in captivity, many of them breeding stock for reintroduction efforts. Fourth Whooping Crane This Winter Shot Animal Rights vs Conservation in Cyprus Tennessee Crane Hunt Tabled for 2 Years! There are 400 whooping cranes left in the wild, 100 of them in the eastern population. Sandhill Hunt: They’re Voting Now.Or

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