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Seeking the Bahama Nuthatch

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In 2021, the American Ornithological Society announced that it has now classified the Bahama Nuthatch as a distinct species, Sitta insularis. A 1931 daily newspaper article (likely from The Philadelphia Bulletin) reported that Bond “brought back thirty species of birds never before represented in the Academy’s collections.

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Ferruginous Pygmy-Owls

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But nevertheless, this part of the country is home to an astonishing variety of birds and a good number of species that are found nowhere else in the US. Raccoons join waterbirds in the wetlands of Willacy County Bill Schmoker The birding was so good that I had all but forgotten about Ferruginous Pygmy-Owls.

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That Awkward Moment With Feral Cats and Family

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And if a feral cat colony is near an endangered species, the colony should be eliminated. I have a dog, cats (domestic and feral), birds raccoons, hawks, owls, coyotes, foxes, bunnies and mice…they all share the yard and the woods. We see several different types of species.