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Wild Mississippi

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In the newest mini-series, Wild Mississippi, viewers will get to see how the Mississippi river can both nurture and destroy. The show covers an entire year along the Mississippi, and shows the many challenges that the wildlife in the area deal with. The premiere miniseries event airs Sunday, February 12, 2012, 8 p.m. –

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Avian influenza H5N2 in the Mississippi and Pacific Flyways

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In any event, this round of H5N2 outbreaks is expected to slow down and stop soon, as the migrations wind down. This is the first finding in the Mississippi flyway. It is not clear to me if the numerous cases of infection are all explained by wild to domestic bird transmission, or if some of the farms were cross-contaminated.

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Adventures of a Louisiana Birder: One Year, Two Wings, Three Hundred Species–A Book Review

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The book focuses on two listing events: her 2012 Louisiana Big Year and her 2016 Louisiana 300 Year. Louisiana is a magical place to bird. So, it’s no surprise that the personalities, work, and contributions of the birders of Louisiana take up. And there are the birds.

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The Razorbill Invasion of Florida

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The only unusual event that occurred this year that seems to match up nicely with the Florida invasion is Hurricane Sandy, an incredibly large and nearly unprecedented storm that hit the mid-Atlantic and New England in late October. For the time being, Florida birders are being treated to a (hopefully) once in a life time event.

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What Will My Next Five Queens Birds Be?

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321 – Brown Pelican , 13 October 2019: Getting a new Queens bird during my favorite event of the year – The Big Sit – was so much awesome that my head nearly exploded. Swallow-tailed Kite : I had a hard time deciding between this species and Mississippi Kite. So I drank one when I got home. Mmm…beer…mmm.

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Birdmania at the Cano Negro Bird Count, Costa Rica

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In the evening, we met up for the official count meeting and as with other bird counts in Costa Rica, this one was well organized and a semi-event that included coffee, some pastries, a count tee-shirt (showing a creeping Yellow-breasted Crake!), A creeping Yellow-breasted Crake from another day.

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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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Located between the Mississippi River and Illinois River, the refuge encompasses 9,225 acres of riverine and floodplain habitat scattered around the confluence of the rivers. The refuge offers opportunities for hiking and biking trails, canoeing and kayaking on Swan Lake, bank fishing, and family friendly programs and events.”

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