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What is the State Bird of Maryland?

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Suddenly, we catch a flash of bright orange: a Baltimore Oriole. Baltimore Orioles spend their winters in Florida, Central, and South America, and migrate north to breed in much of the Eastern United States. Baltimore Orioles breed in open woodlands or forest edges , preferring deciduous trees.

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Best Bird of the Weekend (First of August 2011)

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but my best bird of the weekend was in Baltimore, specifically the Aquarium. The Baltimore Aquarium boasts, among its many phenomenal attractions, a tiny but terrific rainforest populated by some outstanding birds. Tufted Puffins foraging off Protection Island on a boat trip from Port Townsend, WA? How do you like six (!)

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Half Hardy

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The vast majority of Baltimore Orioles that breed in North America return to the tropics between Mexico and northern South America for the cold half of the year. The truth is, wintering Baltimore Orioles are unusual, but not unheard of, in the southeast. Instead I saw a flash of orange. The proposal from U.S.

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Bird Migration and Conservation Meet at Selva Bananito, Costa Rica

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Check the nearest fruiting fig and you would be hard pressed not to find a few Red-eyed Vireos , Summer Tanagers , Baltimore Orioles , Swainson’s Thrushes , and a Scarlet Tanager or two. Put the focus on infinity, look up into the blue, and you will probably see a constant movement of swallows no matter the time of day.

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Bird Deaths in Washington DC Lead to Calls for a Lights Out Program

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Fish & Wildlife Service expects sea levels to rise due to global warming, swamping beaches on which Snowy Plovers currently nest, it is good news that the number of beaches proposed for protection as Snowy Plover nesting habitat has doubled. The proposal from U.S.

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Collaborative List ? May 2020

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The potential for contagion through clicking on links has long been acknowledged and with a desire to protect our precious readers, the links have been discontinued. Baltimore Oriole (Icterus galbula). Thus the “new normal” list, sanitized and with 6-foot spacing is presented below for your catalogue-reading pleasure.

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From Today's New York Times

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They’re about protecting a system that produces cheap food. JILLIAN PARRY FRY Baltimore, Feb. BOBBIE MULLINS Norfolk, Va., 21, 2012 To the Editor: Blake Hurst’s observations about happy pigs and unhappy farmers aren’t about the well-being of either. 20, 2012 The writer is a doctoral fellow, Johns Hopkins Center for a Livable Future.