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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. There are arguments for adding all territories, but experience demonstrates that the ABA moves glacially when it comes to the ABA Area. Although most conservation research focuses on northern breeding grounds, many ABA Area birds spend most of the year elsewhere. The only other populated U.S.

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Birding Shanghai in June 2022

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Do you really need to have Kai’s birding experience further detailed not just by month but a level below? 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.

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