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Tricolored Blackbird in Trouble in California

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More than 99% of the population of Tricolored Blackbirds ( Agelaius tricolor ) live within the state of California and form the largest colonies of any North American passerine bird 1. The Results of the 2014 Tricolored Blackbird Statewide Survey confirm that this species is in rapid decline. Click on photos for full sized images.

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Birding Shanghai in May 2022

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The juvenile Chinese Blackbirds get older but still look kind of stupid. Tragically, I never saw any birds near the nest later on – I guess they abandoned it, decided to quit procreating, or just got eaten by some other bird or cat.

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Reminders and Perils of Fall Migration in Costa Rica

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High overhead, swallows are going over and in the fields, blackbirds move in undulating flocks. This is because although mature forest and trees are legally protected, second growth is not and large areas of this and other areas on the road back to being rainforest have been completely destroyed to make way for pineapples. and sprayed.

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A visit to Dog Lake

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With shore side access limited to the northern end of the lake, that protection allows for a large population of water based birds. A couple of old Ponderosa Pines, killed in a recent fire, served as a gathering spot for nearly 100 Turkey Vultures. Back in the late 1970’s, I was stationed there, working for the U.S.

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Birding Shanghai in June 2022

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I am sure that they have a great future in Nanhui as Chinese President Xi Jinping has just stated that “humankind should protect nature and preserve the environment like protecting our eyes in a bid to push for a new pattern of harmonious coexistence between man and nature.” ” ( source ). ” How unfair.

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