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Royal Shags and Tricky Parakeets: Birding Queen Charlotte Sound

10,000 Birds

So early in the morning we left Picton and headed out along Queen Charlotte Sound, getting the general tour and occasionally stopping to look at whatever we found. The reason Alan had come was to film another endemic, a critically endangered species, the Orange-fronted Parakeet. So what are you waiting for?

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The Case for Adding the U.S. Territories in the Caribbean to the ABA Area

10,000 Birds

The capital is San Juan, an important center of Caribbean culture and transportation. The population is approximately 105,000 and the capital is Charlotte Amalie on St. For example, the Endangered Species Act and Migratory Bird Treaty Act—America’s most important avian conservation laws—apply in both territories.