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Parrot, Parrot, Parrakeet, Hummingbird

10,000 Birds

After a year in a large flight cage, the Parrots will be released in an attempt to establish a third population; existing breeding centers in El Yunque rainforest and the Rio Abajo Nature Preserve number almost 400, with roughly 100 more estimated to exist in the wild.

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Petrel Paradise

10,000 Birds

Birders who have been to California might be familiar with the latter two, indeed we would be close to the Poor Knights Islands later in the day, the site of the only breeding colony of Buller’s Shearwaters in the whole world. Cats Are Still Public Enemy Number One, For Birds The New York Times and Tweety have it absolutely correct.

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Hong Kong Trip Report: February 2014

10,000 Birds

Imagine me there raring to see more exciting Asian avifauna while the rest of the group screeches to a halt to spend 45 minutes admiring birds I see all the time in New York. Hundreds massing at Mai Po, many coming into breeding plumage. OK, this isn’t much of a list, but all wild monkey sightings deserve recognition! ).

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