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Royal Shags and Tricky Parakeets: Birding Queen Charlotte Sound

10,000 Birds

I went out with the morning sunrise tour and then came back with the wildlife tour in the afternoon, something they are prepared to do for birders who want to spend time on Blumine Island (if both tours are going anyway). All in all a good haul of South Island endemics and a lovely day spent in some lovely surroundings.

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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. Fish & Wildlife Service. Puerto Rico became a territory in 1898 and a commonwealth in 1952. According to the 2010 Census, the population was about 3.7