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The National Wildlife Refuge System: Birders Leading the Way

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Farallon NWR , a group of islands near San Francisco, hosts the largest colonies of breeding seabirds south of Alaska. And more than 200 n on-profits support individual refuges with additional private resources. Individually, many NWRs protect crucial bird habitat. This is a mission that all birders can surely support.

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A Tale of Three Magnificent Frigatebirds (Two I help, one tries to kill me)

10,000 Birds

There are excellent resources available, both in print and online ( Birds of North America is an indispensable online resource for the wild bird caregiver). In an aviary, a recovering bird will spend all of her time perching; so caring for her feet, which are not evolved to a lifetime of bearing weight, is a top priority.