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Magpie Geese breed near Broome once again

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Magpie Geese stood on gates to get away from the flooded landscape We are always conscious of the fact that every flood event in the north of Australia brings cane toads closer to Broome. We know there will be a dramatic reduction in the population of our native wildlife when that happens.

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Where have they gone?

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Counting the Birds I was in my teens when I undertook my first bird-survey: it was field work for the British Trust for Ornithology’s The Atlas of Breeding Birds in Britain and Ireland. The breeding and wintering birds of Britain and Ireland. Published in 1976, The Atlas was, I believe, the very first work of its kind.

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U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Proposes 2015 Expansion of Hunting and Fishing Opportunities on National Wildlife Refuges

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Fish and Wildlife Service Director Dan Ashe today announced as part of Great Outdoors Month the agency is proposing to expand fishing and hunting opportunities on 21 refuges throughout the National Wildlife Refuge System. National wildlife refuges provide premier outdoor recreational opportunities across the Nation.

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A Lake Reborn… sort of

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I am sure this means millions of individual birds were displaced by this drought event. While numbers were low, our first migratory Baird’s Sandpipers and Wilson’s Phalaropes had arrived from their breeding grounds up north, right on time. A single Laughing Gull turned up in his breeding plumage, several months early.

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Australia is closed-sorry….

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You can’t come and see us or our wildlife at the moment. Over coming weeks the majority of the shorebirds along our coast will head north to breed. I feel that this event will be similar to 9/11 and the Boxing Day tsunami. However, nothing else is normal. I am sorry. We were asked to support local business.

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The Uncommon Demise of a Wood Thrush in Costa Rica

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On the breeding grounds of the north, a small bird flies into the night, takes a bearing for the south, gains altitude and flies onward. Jose’s deep knowledge of rainforest wildlife and ecology is reflected in his detailed paintings of Spectacled Owls, Ornate Hawk-Eagles , and other jungle wildlife. Flap, flap, glide.

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Birding According to ChatGPT, Part II

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Birders often play a vital role in monitoring bird populations, contributing data to scientific research, and participating in citizen science initiatives that help track bird distributions, migration patterns, and breeding behaviors. In addition to these core activities, the ABA organizes events, birding tours, and birding competitions.