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The “Rufa” Red Knot is now protected under the Endangered Species Act

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In the spring, key staging and stopover areas include Patagonia, Argentina; eastern and northern Brazil; the southeast United States; the Virginia barrier islands; and Delaware Bay. Birds in Delaware Bay. Red Knots have already lost more than 80 percent of their coastal habitat in Florida, New Jersey, and New York.

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The Traveling Birder

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But Northern Cardinal, Catbird, and White-throated Sparrow do not appear until the 270s, during a visit to Central Park while on business trip to New York City. I mention these trips because, along with other trips and experiences closer to home, they inform my research into my future birding travel. 10, Mountain Quail at No.

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Offshore Sea Life: East Coast, Birds of Pennsylvania, & Texas Birds: Three Books, Three Reviews

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I realized a curious thing while researching some of the creatures in this guide–some of the common names given for the flying fish appear to have originated with co-author Steve N.G. Howell; I can’t find them anywhere else on the Internet. And, George Armistead is the perfect author for this title.

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U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Proposes 2015 Expansion of Hunting and Fishing Opportunities on National Wildlife Refuges

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Due to Prime Hook’s strategic location on the Delaware Bay, the refuge has national conservation significance as a designated RAMSAR Wetland of International Significance Site (1999), American Bird Conservancy-Important Bird Area (2000), and a Western Hemisphere Shorebird Reserve Network site (1986). New Jersey/New York.

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Best Bird of the Year for 2015

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At least in the northeastern United States, their rate of so doing is high, according to research I summarized here. 2015 was challenging, at best, on a personal level but it was a fantastic year for birds in New York City. Good work, New York, good work. This is a nighthawk in Delaware but, you know what?

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The Birds of New Jersey: Status and Distribution – A Review by a Sometime Jersey Birder

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Kevin has taken half the photos; the others are by various birders lucky enough to see some of New Jersey’s best rarities, including Sandy Hook finder-of-rarities Tom Boyle (no relation to Bill that I know of) and New York City birder/photographer Lloyd Spitalnik. They are all printed with excellent color clarity.