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Hurricane Irene Waif Set to Be Released in Florida

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Thanks to a kindhearted man who found it, an able and willing wildlife rehabilitator named Linda Bowen who nursed it back to strength, a helpful pilot who got it to Florida, and a host of others, a White-tailed Tropicbird that was found on the ground and exhausted in Connecticut in the wake of Hurricane Irene will be released tomorrow.

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How To (And Not To) Transport Wild Birds

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“Three hatchling American Robins in a plastic slice of pie container,” said Bonnie Alexander in Connecticut. Five hatchling House Sparrows in a Happy Meal box,” said Johanna Walton, also in Connecticut. “They brought us one in a box the size of a small refrigerator,” said Karen Lynn in Connecticut.

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Birds on Utility Poles – The Electrocution Solution

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Jayne Neville, a former wildlife rehabilitator specializing in songbirds, moved from Connecticut to Florida and immediately began making the acquaintance of all the birds in the area. Florida Power and Light arrived, designed a retrofit for 12 poles around the area, and all of them will be installed before the end of May.

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Birding at a Historic Sporting Estate

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In a rare afternoon to myself, I had driven across the Florida/Georgia border to pick up a few things in a nearby town (curbside + social distancing), and discovered a historic estate, open to the public, along the road on my way back. I didn’t expect to see any birds. Pebble Hill Plantation used to be exactly that, a plantation.

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10,000 Birds goes eBirding – Part II

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Not far behind is California (348, up from 297), followed by Arizona (294, up from 155), Florida (233, up from 227), New Jersey (223, up from 199), Oregon (221, up from 209), and Texas (218, up from 106). Some are all three ( e.g. , New York, California, and Florida). Thus, there are now seven states with 200+ observed species.

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Disappointed with a Florida Fork-tailed Flycatcher

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Its debatable which one is a better bird for Florida. Although the books show it occurring in Florida throughout April and a number of reports had indeed been posted for a couple of weeks, I came to learn that most individuals don’t arrive or become entrenched on territory until about three weeks into April.

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Parks and Public Lands Win at the Polls

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Florida Amendment 9, Ban Offshore Oil and Gas Drilling. Connecticut. Amendment 2 changed the process for passing conveyance legislation in Connecticut. Election Results = PASSED with 82.87% voter support. Savannah River. Photo by © Jamie Hargis. Election Results = PASSED with 59%+ voter support. Northern Harrier.

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