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

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Louisiana is a magical place to bird. At the same time I was ogling Scissor-tailed Flycatchers and Upland Sandpipers, Marybeth Lima was also birding Louisiana. The book focuses on two listing events: her 2012 Louisiana Big Year and her 2016 Louisiana 300 Year. ’ What was left to write about?

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Best Bird of the Weekend (Third of April 2021)

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Corey enjoyed getting out on birding outings both mornings of the weekend, and was out in nature with his family both afternoons. Though he added Louisiana Waterthrush , Blue-gray Gnatcatcher , and Yellow-throated Warbler to his year list, Corey most enjoyed watching a Northern Mockingbird doing singing in the Rockaways.

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Best Bird of the Weekend (First of April 2014)

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April bears the most fruit for my family tree, including my own bad apple birthday this week. Does your family celebrate a lot of April birthdays? If you’ve blogged about your weekend experience, you should include a link in your comment. The wood-warblers are back! How about you? What was your best bird of the weekend?

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Humane Society Calls for Refuge for 9 Chimps

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These chimps are currently at the University of Louisiana at Lafayette’s New Iberia Research Center. The Humane Society wants 9 chimps that are not being "used" as part of experiments to be released to a sanctuary. This is the same place that was nailed by a Humane Society undercover investigation. Interesting.

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Clark’s Nutcracker Nucifraga columbiana

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Clark’s Nutcracker , sometimes called the Crow Woodpecker , will always be paired with Lewis’s Woodpecker , the woodpecker that acts like a crow, both because of their cross-family likenesses and because of their namesakes. It was a wonderful experience and one that none of us will soon forget.

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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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The Refuge has also become a place where people can experience and learn about wildlife and the places they call home, whether through self-guided discovery or by participating in one of our many educational programs. The Louisiana black bear’s threatened status warrants protection under sections 7 and 9 of the Endangered Species Act.

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The Birding Rally Challenge Peru 2012

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The Peru Birding Rally Challenge is a joint initiative between PromPeru and the Inkaterra Family of hotels. Fred Tavares of the Brazilian team had the following to say of his team’s experience in the Amazon, “There are so many birds. Think the Birding World Cup or the International Birding Open.

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