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The Case for Adding the U.S. Territories in the Caribbean to the ABA Area

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territories are Guam (pop. And one can go birding on federal lands ( e.g., Cabo Rojo NWR ) and see ESA-listed endemic birds ( e.g., Yellow-shouldered Blackbird ), but not be in the ABA Area. Although most conservation research focuses on northern breeding grounds, many ABA Area birds spend most of the year elsewhere.

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Birding Shanghai in June 2022

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True to form, the United States Department of Agriculture seems less concerned about the health or status of Yellow Bitterns and more about managing the birds on Guam to minimize threats to aviation safety. There was a breeding pair at Binjiang Forest Park this June. Not going for the obvious either. Sometimes it works.

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