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What is the State Bird of Hawaii?

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Because of its distance to the mainland, Hawaii is home to over 60 species of endemic birds. They probably evolved from the Canada Goose, and today sport black faces, white necks, and grayish bodies. Over time, the webbing in its toes has decreased, and its longer lakes and shorter wings also make walking easier for this species.

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Zero Gravity Brewing Company: Bob White

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But come spring, an even luckier few may even find a fellow survivor of their own kind with whom to start a family, unwittingly causing contentious debates among birders about the countability of established feral populations in the process. What’s in a name?

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How many birds do we see?

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Not how many bird species , but how many bird individuals. The Wagbachniederung is reknown for its waterfowl, shorebirds, and good breeding populations of several species that are very localized in Germany. I want to know – just roughly – how many birds I have seen in my life.

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Come@Me: Don’t Mourn for Extinct Birds

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Basically, this species is so dimwitted, it doesn’t know how to survive. Because, Pink Pigeons are not capable of doing the tasks required to create and bring up children of the species. Don’t these birds care about propagating their species? What happened to Thelma and Louise? I know, that’s harsh.

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