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What is the State Bird of Florida?

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Florida is one of America’s great avian hot spots, renowned for its impressive bird diversity. The official Florida checklist counts over 500 species, and thus Florida citizens had a wealth of State Bird candidates to choose from when they named the Florida state bird in 1927. The striking Snail Kite? Think again!

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Flock to Marion

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This spurred her to pursue a career in environmental education and wildlife nature tourism as a park ranger in Texas and as the Great Florida Birding and Wildlife Trail Coordinator with Florida Fish and Wildlife. The marine protected area status was designated in 2013.

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School Burrowing Owls

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Broward County has one of the highest densities of Burrowing Owls in Florida. The Florida sub-species of Burrowing Owl is now classified as a threatened species in Florida and it is one of the rarest sub-species of Burrowing Owls. This is unfortunately an all too common problem for these owls in Florida.

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Manky Muscovy Ducks

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6 Responses to “Manky Muscovy Ducks&# Deborah Carney Mar 2nd, 2011 at 3:05 am We have some photos of these that were living behind a hotel in Florida. Cats Are Still Public Enemy Number One, For Birds The New York Times and Tweety have it absolutely correct. I’ll dig them out and email them to you. Thanks for visiting!

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Birding Lodges – Part 1 – Paradise in Portugal

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• Explore These Related Posts Birding Lodges – Part 2 – Punta Cana Resort & Club The plovers of Estero Lagoon, Florida Veraguan Mango – Panama’s ex-endemic Finding Island Scrub-jays Snail Kites, Limpkins and Escargot.Or These Blasts From The Past Sometimes you just have to smile! The proposal from U.S.

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Birding Lodges – Part 2 – Punta Cana Resort & Club

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• Explore These Related Posts Birding Lodges – Part 1 – Paradise in Portugal The plovers of Estero Lagoon, Florida Veraguan Mango – Panama’s ex-endemic Finding Island Scrub-jays Snail Kites, Limpkins and Escargot.Or The proposal from U.S. Wicked, right? Hat-tip to Stella.

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Half Hardy

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These Blasts From The Past In Search of Dupont’s Lark The Western Scrub-Jay, A Bright Corvid In Many Respects Ecuadorian Hillstar Oreotrochilus chimborazo Winter Robins The plovers of Estero Lagoon, Florida About the Author Nate Nate Swick is a birder. The proposal from U.S. Wicked, right? Hat-tip to Stella.