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Count Your Chickens (In the Florida Keys)

10,000 Birds

We birders are very particular about the birds that we count. We can count introduced species that have met the criteria of the “Bird Police” for the area to which they are introduced. There are lots of birds we can’t count. There are lots of birds we can’t count. We can’t count caged birds.

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Wisconsin Falconer Legally Traps Snowy Owl

10,000 Birds

My initial reaction was, “Really, dude, of all the birds that you’re allowed to have in Wisconsin, you choose the bird that is going to make birders who don’t understand falconry angry?” They’re not known to be the easiest birds to work with , especially when the temperatures are high. Go home now!”

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Remotest Endemic Birds

10,000 Birds

The species must be listed as a separate, full species by both of the most widely used ornithological bird lists, Sibley/Monroe and Clements. The species must be restricted to an internationally recognized country, island or island group. Only problem is, last time I checked there were no birds down there, let alone endemic ones.

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