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Come@Me: Don’t Mourn for Extinct Birds

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The causes were the usual reasons for island extinction—deforestation by both humans and invasive plants that crowded out native plants, hunting, and invasive rats, mongoose, monkeys, and, of course, feral cats. They have a hard enough time with Canada Geese. Is this the type of bird behavior that makes sense in our world?

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Collaborative List – August 2017

10,000 Birds

Monkey Mia. Canada Goose – Branta canadensis. Monkey Mia. Mark Hatfield Marine Science Center and Estuary Trail. Monkey Mia. Monkey Mia. Little Tinamou – Crypturellus soui. casa botania. 20 Jan 2017. Thicket Tinamou – Crypturellus cinnamomeus. riparian zone route 254. 30 Apr 2017.

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