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Buller’s Albatrosses

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The Buller’s Mollymawk is an endemic breeder to New Zealand, although it ranges widely away from the islands to feed, and regularly goes to South America’s Humboldt Current to feed.

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The Warbler Duo of Florida’s Mangroves

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Although both species are widespread in North America as breeders in shrubby edge habitats, that is not the case in the southern half of the sunshine state (the more northerly race of Prairie Warbler is an uncommon breeder in the panhandle). Everyone, I would like you to meet the ‘Florida’ Prairie Warbler ( S.

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Business Birding Basics – part II

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He did know all the little roads in the area and as he wasn’t a trapper but a breeder we asked him to show us the way. We were introduced to a local specialist, but this gentleman turned out to be interested in caged birds. His collection was impressive and overwhelmingly illegal so he will remain unnamed too.

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