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FEBRUARY 13, 2018

I haven’t even been to all of the best national wildlife refuges for birding. They include: Southern Florida , with stops at places such as J. I particularly enjoy birding national wildlife refuges, so I try to include at least one on each trip. Thus, my “good birds” are likely the opposite of an eastern birder.

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APRIL 17, 2012

June 2, 2010 BP apparently bans workers from showing dead or dying wildlife and from talking to the press. June 4, 2010 Oil washes up on barrier islands and beaches from Louisiana to Florida. The babies that hatched from these eggs were released on Florida’s east coast.

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JULY 16, 2012

Jake lives in southern Florida, so he and his friends had to be interested in learning about these birds, which they saw everyday, right? And then I showed them the one photo that was not taken in Florida, an image of baby American Robins in a nest in Central Park. There is nothing as deadly as 15 bored 4-year olds. Random House, 1960.

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MARCH 7, 2011

This happened to me recently on a birding trip, with somewhat egg-on-the-face results. Share Your Thoughts « Don’t Forget the Birds of Brazil Giveaway The plovers of Estero Lagoon, Florida » To learn more about 10,000 Birds, Mike, Corey, or the many marvelous Beat Writers, please click here. Thanks for visiting!

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DECEMBER 7, 2021

This may have been partly a leftover from the Victorian fascination with egg collecting (the infamous passion known as oology), but probably more from people’s burgeoning interest in the nests and eggs found in their gardens and fields, gateway artifacts to a newer hobby called birdwatching. The Harrison guides are out of print.

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SEPTEMBER 2, 2017

Ra’s al-Khor Wildlife Sanctuary. Merritt Island NWR–Black Point Wildlife Dr. 08 Jan 2017. Ra’s al-Khor Wildlife Sanctuary. Ra’s al-Khor Wildlife Sanctuary–Flamingo Hide. Merritt Island NWR–Black Point Wildlife Dr. 08 Jan 2017. Ra’s al-Khor Wildlife Sanctuary.

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JANUARY 5, 2019

Jamaica Bay, Big Egg Marsh. Tuttle Marsh Wildlife Area. Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge–East Pond. Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge. Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge–East Pond. Jamaica Bay, Big Egg Marsh. Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge. San Joaquin Wildlife Sanctuary. Stormwater Treatment Area 5/6.

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NOVEMBER 3, 2018

Trinidad Lake SP–Watchable Wildlife Trail. Ra’s al-Khor Wildlife Sanctuary–Flamingo Hide. Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge–East Pond. San Joaquin Wildlife Sanctuary. San Joaquin Wildlife Sanctuary. Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge–East Pond. Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge.

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DECEMBER 1, 2018

Jamaica Bay, Big Egg Marsh. Tuttle Marsh Wildlife Area. Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge–East Pond. Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge. Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge–East Pond. Jamaica Bay, Big Egg Marsh. Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge. San Joaquin Wildlife Sanctuary. Stormwater Treatment Area 5/6.

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2018 Australia Woodpeckers Sparrows 113

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OCTOBER 6, 2018

Ra’s al-Khor Wildlife Sanctuary–Flamingo Hide. Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge–East Pond. San Joaquin Wildlife Sanctuary. San Joaquin Wildlife Sanctuary. Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge–East Pond. Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge. Jamaica Bay, Big Egg Marsh. Malheur NWR–Headquarters.

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OCTOBER 1, 2016

Bund Baretha Wildlife Sanctuary. San Joaquin Wildlife Sanctuary. San Joaquin Wildlife Sanctuary. Bund Baretha Wildlife Sanctuary. Bund Baretha Wildlife Sanctuary. San Joaquin Wildlife Sanctuary. San Joaquin Wildlife Sanctuary. San Joaquin Wildlife Sanctuary. 10 Feb 2016. 05 Mar 2016.

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AUGUST 4, 2018

Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge. Jamaica Bay, Big Egg Marsh. Tuttle Marsh Wildlife Area. Jamaica Bay, Big Egg Marsh. Battle Creek Wildlife Area. Jamaica Bay, Big Egg Marsh. Jamaica Bay, Big Egg Marsh. Kruger NP Central Park. 03 Jun 2018. Southern Masked-Weaver – Ploceus velatus. 03 Jun 2018.

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DECEMBER 15, 2012

This bird spent the 2011-2012 winter at Colusa National Wildlife Refuge in northern California, migrated someplace exotic and distant in February, and returned to the same pond at the beginning of this month. Southern Cassowary with chicks by Duncan Wright Carlos Sanchez was particularly appreciative of a new bird for him in Florida.

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JUNE 2, 2018

Jamaica Bay, Big Egg Marsh. Jamaica Bay, Big Egg Marsh. Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge. Tuttle Marsh Wildlife Area. San Joaquin Wildlife Sanctuary. Florida Scrub-Jay – Aphelocoma coerulescens. Stormwater Treatment Area 5/6. 13 Jan 2018. Wandering Whistling-Duck – Dendrocygna arcuata. 01 Jan 2018.

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AUGUST 6, 2016

Bund Baretha Wildlife Sanctuary. San Joaquin Wildlife Sanctuary. San Joaquin Wildlife Sanctuary. Bund Baretha Wildlife Sanctuary. Bund Baretha Wildlife Sanctuary. San Joaquin Wildlife Sanctuary. San Joaquin Wildlife Sanctuary. San Joaquin Wildlife Sanctuary. 10 Feb 2016. 05 Mar 2016.

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JULY 2, 2016

Big Egg Marsh. Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge. Bill Baggs Cape Florida SP. Bill Baggs Cape Florida SP. Bill Baggs Cape Florida SP. Bill Baggs Cape Florida SP. Bill Baggs Cape Florida SP. Emerald Tanager – Tangara florida. Bund Baretha Wildlife Sanctuary. Los Cartagos. 14 May 2016.

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SEPTEMBER 3, 2016

Bund Baretha Wildlife Sanctuary. San Joaquin Wildlife Sanctuary. San Joaquin Wildlife Sanctuary. Bund Baretha Wildlife Sanctuary. Bund Baretha Wildlife Sanctuary. San Joaquin Wildlife Sanctuary. San Joaquin Wildlife Sanctuary. San Joaquin Wildlife Sanctuary. 10 Feb 2016. 05 Mar 2016.

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JUNE 4, 2016

Big Egg Marsh. Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge. Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge. Bund Baretha Wildlife Sanctuary. San Joaquin Wildlife Sanctuary. San Joaquin Wildlife Sanctuary. Bund Baretha Wildlife Sanctuary. Bund Baretha Wildlife Sanctuary. San Joaquin Wildlife Sanctuary. Los Cartagos.

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2016 Sanctuary Ghana Australia 100

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JULY 7, 2018

Jamaica Bay, Big Egg Marsh. Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge. Jamaica Bay, Big Egg Marsh. Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge. Tuttle Marsh Wildlife Area. San Joaquin Wildlife Sanctuary. Florida Scrub-Jay – Aphelocoma coerulescens. Stormwater Treatment Area 5/6. 13 Jan 2018. Western Australia. 01 Jan 2018.

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2018 Australia Woodpeckers Los Angeles 100

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MARCH 3, 2018

Jamaica Bay, Big Egg Marsh. San Joaquin Wildlife Sanctuary. Florida Scrub-Jay – Aphelocoma coerulescens. Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge. Florida Bass Conservation Center. Emerald Tanager – Tangara florida. Stormwater Treatment Area 5/6. 13 Jan 2018. Western Australia. 01 Jan 2018. 06 Jan 2018.

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2018 Australia Los Angeles Albatross 100

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APRIL 7, 2018

Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge. San Joaquin Wildlife Sanctuary. Perdue Pond Wildlife Area. Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge. Florida Bass Conservation Center. Jamaica Bay, Big Egg Marsh. Alphabetic Taxonomic. Red-breasted Dotterel – Charadrius obscurus. Thames Beach. 31 Mar 2018. 30 Mar 2018. 28 Mar 2018.

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MAY 6, 2018

Jamaica Bay, Big Egg Marsh. Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge. San Joaquin Wildlife Sanctuary. Florida Scrub-Jay – Aphelocoma coerulescens. Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge. Florida Bass Conservation Center. Stormwater Treatment Area 5/6. 13 Jan 2018. Wandering Whistling-Duck – Dendrocygna arcuata.

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Animal Person

SEPTEMBER 5, 2009

I was watching a news segment on a wildlife rehabilitation center here in Florida. Too Early Charley was a Muscovy who had just busted through his shell with his egg tooth. They were each frozen in various states of sheer terror, in positions that clearly indicated attempts to escape to save their lives.

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FEBRUARY 3, 2018

Jamaica Bay, Big Egg Marsh. Florida Scrub-Jay – Aphelocoma coerulescens. Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge. Florida Bass Conservation Center. Emerald Tanager – Tangara florida. Perdue Pond Wildlife Area. Stormwater Treatment Area 5/6. 13 Jan 2018. Wandering Whistling-Duck – Dendrocygna arcuata.

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MARCH 5, 2011

Breeding behaviour and plumage was very apparent, but John Wise , an ex-pat Brit now resident in Orlando, told me that the birds’ activities had been held up for a couple of weeks during a cold snap that saw frosts in Florida. Boat-tailed Grackles count eggs and chicks as part of their diet and they were well represented here today.

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SEPTEMBER 1, 2018

Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge–East Pond. San Joaquin Wildlife Sanctuary. San Joaquin Wildlife Sanctuary. Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge–East Pond. Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge. Jamaica Bay, Big Egg Marsh. Tuttle Marsh Wildlife Area. Gray-fronted Honeyeater – Ptilotula plumula. 25 Aug 2018.

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NOVEMBER 7, 2017

As a birder, I’ve seen the sounds of guns scare off geese and ducks I was trying to observe in New Jersey waters, and shuddered over the skins of Northern Pintails and American Wigeons seen in boats along Alligator Alley, Florida. So–not a fan of hunting. And, neither are most of our 10,000 Birds writers. Barker and Carrol L.

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