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Beljarica Backwaters: Some good news announced (but not yet official)

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Also, it is a part of the international ecological corridor and the “Confluence of the Sava and the Danube Rivers” Important Bird Area (IBA), already proposed for a nature reserve by the Government’s Institute for the Protection of Nature of Serbia. Young Roe Deer buck in Beljarica. mi at its widest point and some 9 km2 / 3.5

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Leucistic Ruddy Duck Oxyura jamaicensis

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The little stiff-tails are almost year-round at Jamaica Bay though almost all leave to breed in the summer and in the depths of winter, when the ponds are almost completely frozen, they tend to head for open water. She was essentially cream-colored, much lighter than the typical female Ruddy Duck. The proposal from U.S. Wicked, right?

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Best Bird of the Weekend (First of March 2011)

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Corey encountered a bunch of winners, but 24 Common Redpolls at Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge, in almost the exact same spot he saw them a couple of years ago, feeding on birch inflorescence by the East Pond, were easily his best birds of the weekend. However, I’ll bestow that honor upon my first local Common Grackles of spring.

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Bufflehead in Flight

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All of the shots in this post were taken on 1 March 2011 at Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge’s West Pond as the sun was going down. Because of is huge range and large and growing population it is classified as a Species of Least Concern , great news for those who like to feel the gaze of the Bufflehead upon them. The proposal from U.S.

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Where Are You Birding This Third Weekend of March 2011?

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Jochen the swallows have arrived at NYC at Jamaica Bay National Wildlife Refuge too. Fish & Wildlife Service expects sea levels to rise due to global warming, swamping beaches on which Snowy Plovers currently nest, it is good news that the number of beaches proposed for protection as Snowy Plover nesting habitat has doubled.

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Pipits and the Sweet Smell of Seaweed

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Join Mike in Jamaica! Fish & Wildlife Service expects sea levels to rise due to global warming, swamping beaches on which Snowy Plovers currently nest, it is good news that the number of beaches proposed for protection as Snowy Plover nesting habitat has doubled. The proposal from U.S. Wicked, right?

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Meet Suliformes, one of the newest orders of birds

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Feeding Frenzy at Jamaica Bay.Or Fish & Wildlife Service expects sea levels to rise due to global warming, swamping beaches on which Snowy Plovers currently nest, it is good news that the number of beaches proposed for protection as Snowy Plover nesting habitat has doubled. What you “know&# is probably wrong! Wicked, right?

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