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A Birder’s Guide to U.S. Federal Public Lands

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Birders know that some of the finest birding locations in the country are on federal land , which include national parks , wildlife refuges , forests , monuments , and seashores , among others. These lands support countless birds, either year-round, as migratory stopovers, or as breeding grounds. But what else should birders know?

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This Week in Bird News: Hawaiian Edition

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In the popular imagination, Hawaii is a tropical paradise. (No, 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. Take birds.

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Federal Public Lands: Pacific Seabirds

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Because these lands include a variety of different habitats and range from Alaska to Puerto Rico and Hawaii to Maine, it is difficult to make generalizations about their impact on birds. A few breed on the main Hawaiian islands, including Kilauea Point NWR on Kauai. Most of the key breeding locations in the U.S.

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Feather Trails: A Journey of Discovery Among Endangered Birds–A Book Review

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She explains complex and sometimes controversial topics including captive breeding, environmental toxins, feral cats and other invasive predators, Hawaiian avian extinction, avian disease, California Condor distribution and history, legal loopholes, and lead poisoning.

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Altruism, Albatrosses, and Vicious Young Men

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27, 2015 Christian Gutierrez, Raymond Justice, and Carter Mesker went on a camping trip to Ka’ena Point Natural Area Reserve on Oahu, Hawaii. Ka’ena Point is also a breeding ground for the Federally protected Laysan albatross, where 45 nests were being carefully monitored by the non-profit Pacific Rim Conservation.

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The Terns of Tern Island

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Part of the Hawaiian Islands National Wildlife Refuge, it is an amazing place to take in the seabirds of the North Pacific. The birds are not allowed to breed on the runway, but many loaf around on it. A White Tern ( Gygis alba ) Finally amongst the breeding terns of French Frigate Shoals is the Blue-grey Noddy.

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Bird Conservation News: The Good, The Bad (and Ugly), and More Good

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Take Hawaii, for example. Fish and Wildlife Service, the American Bird Conservancy, and other groups teamed up to translocate 50 of the birds to another island, Laysan. Fish and Wildlife Service, the American Bird Conservancy, and other groups teamed up to translocate 50 of the birds to another island, Laysan.

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