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How To (And Not To) Transport Wild Birds

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I am so happy to be back on 10,000 birds – I have missed Mike and Corey and my fellow Beat Writers! Normally I rant about environmental dangers and describe heartwarming/mind-boggling/headscratching wild bird rescues. Covered in fish slime! Unfortunately, he didn’t make it,” said Kathryn.”

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Top 25 National Wildlife Refuges for Birding

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Many were specifically established for migratory birds and are strategically positioned along one of the four major North American migration flyways. Others were established to protect specific bird species or subspecies. As a result, there are excellent birding hotspots in the system. Harris Neck NWR (Georgia).

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Parks and Public Lands Win at the Polls

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Georgia Outdoor Stewardship Amendment. The post Parks and Public Lands Win at the Polls appeared first on 10,000 Birds. Below are highlights from across the country where conservation and stewardship won the day! Read more about each initiative via links on each state ballot’s name.].

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Good news for the Wood Stork

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I was happy to read that the wood stork ( Mycteria Americana ), a bird near and dear to me, was down-sited from the status of endangered to threatened species. Fish and Wildlife Service is down-listing the wood stork from endangered to threatened under the Endangered Species Act (ESA). However, birds in the U.S. Conservation'

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Paddling Piney Z Lake

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Only 20 or so miles south of Georgia, we had experienced about 500 cases, our uptick slow, steady, and manageable. Piney Z lake is not large, bisected by a berm that parallels the land-trail as well as a series of fishing earthen fingers that stretch out into the water at regular intervals. Paddling and birding that morning was a gift.

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A Field Guide to the Wildlife of South Georgia: A Book Review by a Penguin Groupie

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There are two things you need to know about A Field Guide to the Wildlife of South Georgia , edited by Robert Burton and John Croxall, and produced by the South Georgia Heritage Trust. First, if you are, like me, geographically challenged, then you need to know that this is not about Georgia, the U.S.

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Far From Land: The Mysterious Lives of Seabirds–A Book Review

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The sight of the large bird, so awkward on the ground, trying to launch itself with the coaching of an indefatigable parent, was funny, charming, and amazing in its uniqueness. About six-and-a-half years ago I had the privilege of watching a young Waved Albatross on the Galapagos island of Española learning how to fly.

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