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A New Wildlife Refuge Pass: Fellow Birders, Help Us Help You

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Since we first launched the Wildlife Conservation Stamp Project, we’ve made our case to thousands of birders and photographers. Progress has been slower than we would like, but definitely not slower than we anticipated. We’re relaunching the project as the Wildlife Conservation Pass. WE NEED YOUR FEEDBACK.

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This Week in Bird News: Hawaiian Edition

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Fish & Wildlife Service). Currently extinct in the wild , the species is the subject of an intensive breeding program in captivity, and hopes are high to release some birds back into their native Hawaiian habitat later this year. 24-25), you’ll definitely want to hit up the island’s first-ever birding festival.

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Don’t Mess with the Great Texas Birding Classic

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Of course, the fun of a bird race increases exponentially by the quality and quantity of the species that might be seen. The species list for this rich expanse of avifauna represents nearly 75% of the Lone Star state’s 600 birds, with some teams spotting over 300 in a very intense 5 days!

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The Birds of Trinidad and Tobago: Two Guides, One Book Review

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The first two questions were never definitely answered. First published in 1973 in association with the Asa Wright Center, the book focuses on species descriptions, with illustrations grouped together in plates positioned in the center of the book. (2) Which hummingbird was more beautiful—Tufted Coquette or Ruby-topaz Hummingbird? (3)

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Meet Suliformes, one of the newest orders of birds

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In 1903, the distinguished Elliott Coues declared , “This is a definite and perfectly natural group, which will be immediately recognized by the foregoing characters, one of which, complete webbing of hallux, is not elsewhere observed among birds.&# He could not say the same today. Though it is certainly bad news that the U.S.

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