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Of Nesting Spoonbills, Nestling Flamingos, Left-the-Nest Shearwaters, and Mystery Gulls

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The hope is that their presence while inspire the grown-ups to breeding success. Finally, identifying gulls can be tricky, but there’s one in Michigan that seems to have everyone stumped. You can keep up with the latest on this case through the Michigan Birding Network.). That’s because it’s pink !

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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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Units are located along both sides of the river and serve to protect and provide a wide variety of riparian habitats for birds, fish, and other wildlife.” The refuge was established in 1958 to protect and enhance habitat for migratory birds. The refuge is already open to upland game hunting and sport fishing.

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Best Bird of the Weekend (First of March 2011)

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I had a beautifull view on 5 horned grebe here (one in breeding plumage), in Ann Arbor Michigan, for the 3 seconds it lasted, until I heard a huge “CRRACK&# , and I fell through the ice. And my first Killdeer of year! Laurent Fournier Mar 7th, 2011 at 1:09 pm Maybe not the best bird here, but the most exciting!

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The Passenger Pigeon & A Message From Martha: One Pigeon, Two Book Reviews

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Written by Mark Avery, Conservation Director for the RSPB (Royal Society for the Protection of Birds) for nearly 13 years, this book explores the reasons for the extinction of the Passenger Pigeon from the point of view of the outsider. Or the destruction of the forests, food source and breeding grounds. Nature can be complicated.

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Male Ruddy Ducks Oxyura jamaicensis in Basic Plumage

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The variety of plumages that they show and the way different individuals molt at different times is interesting to me and I have stopped being surprised at seeing a small flock of ruddies with some nearly in full breeding, or alternate plumage, while others are still in their basic, or non-breeding plumage. The proposal from U.S.

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A New Year Begins! But First–A Celebration of My 2018 Top Ten Birds

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Evening Grosbeak, Michigan. There is a wonderful place in the lower peninsula of Michigan called Hartwick Pines State Park. It’s one of the only places in Michigan where you can walk under old growth white pines. Kirtland’s Warbler, NYC & Michigan. On both trips, I met birders from all over the U.S.,

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