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“This beautiful and singular bird, although a constant resident in the southern extremities of the peninsula of Florida, seldom extends its journeys in an eastern direction beyond the State of North Carolina. Montezuma Winery demonstrates a good understanding of the local avifauna and adorns its bottles accordingly.

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FEBRUARY 7, 2013

I challenge that false notion and welcome those to visit Anhinga Trail in late winter and see one of the great wildlife spectacles of Florida. Regardless, it is still freshwater wetland birding in Florida at its best.

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JANUARY 24, 2016

Corey’s Best Bird of the Weekend was any of the three R ed-cockaded Woodpeckers he saw in the pine woods of Three Lakes Wildlife Management Area in central Florida on Friday during the “Central Florida Specialties” trip for the Space Coast Birding and Wildlife Festival. How about you?

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MARCH 14, 2022

This spurred her to pursue a career in environmental education and wildlife nature tourism as a park ranger in Texas and as the Great Florida Birding and Wildlife Trail Coordinator with Florida Fish and Wildlife. Regardless, we made it Marion and all else added to the experience. Salvin’s Prion.

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MAY 16, 2017

Over the weekend, a fellow naturalist friend of mine came to visit the Florida Panhandle from the Big Bend’s Cedar Key. Plus, I usually bird alone, so sharing the experience with a friend is that much better. We spent a day on the beach, a morning on Turkey Creek, and took walks around the neighborhood.

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JANUARY 22, 2013

By the time this post goes live I’ll be boarding an airplane to sunny Florida to begin the festivities. I don’t know what to expect from the festival itself, but I think I can say at least that the birding will be off the charts good, which really ought to make for a pretty sweet festival experience.

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APRIL 13, 2021

The survey also sought to identify “the key attributes important to birding experiences” and learn more about “decisions to participate in birdwatching and level of identity as birdwatcher.”. Nationally, most birdwatching occurred in California (9%), followed by New York (6%), Texas (5%), Pennsylvania (5%), Florida (5%), and Ohio (4%).

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DECEMBER 23, 2019

In other words, eBird is effectively a complete history of my birding experiences. Birding trips to Florida , New Mexico , and Texas are obvious too. For me, there was the Limpkin in Loxahatchee NWR in Florida, the Atlantic Puffin at Petit Manan NWR in Maine, the Falcated Duck at Colusa NWR in California.

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JANUARY 27, 2013

There are many wonderful things to see at the Space Coast Birding and Wildlife Festival , but the Florida Scrub-Jay is as close to a “must see bird” as you’re likely to find down here. Florida Scrub-Jays have extraordinarily specific habitat requirements, or at least it seems that way now.

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NOVEMBER 22, 2016

For me, that experience encompassed an entire trip to Picayune Strand. The experience really drove home to me how critical the Everglades are not only to Florida’s water, but also to its wildlife. Located near Naples, FL, Picayune Strand is part of the wider Everglades.

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NOVEMBER 11, 2017

At the end of October, my family flew to Florida for a multi-day road trip aimed at the beautiful springs. We had an ambitious itinerary planned: six springs within eight Florida State Parks. Bubbling up from underground aquifers, the springs are known for their constant 70-72 degree F temperatures and impressive clarity.

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FEBRUARY 27, 2012

Such is the burden that a digiscoping bird blogger bears when he visits the Circle B Bar Reserve in Lakeland, Florida in January. Grant McCreary of The Birder’s Library , who shared the experience with me, probably has pretty much the same problem. What do you do with hundreds of picture of Purple Gallinules ?

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FEBRUARY 23, 2012

Southern Florida offers many unique wintering birds, but perhaps none more so then the sparrows that call different parts of Florida their winter homes. Tom Dunkerton tipped me off to an area on the Black Merritt National Wildlife Refuge where some of my target birds can be seen. There are always good birds to be found.

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FEBRUARY 13, 2018

I haven’t even been to all of the best national wildlife refuges for birding. Given my west coast experience, I have made dedicated birding trips to several of the more predictable birding hotspots. They include: Southern Florida , with stops at places such as J. Geography is destiny.

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MARCH 7, 2016

This is the lesson I learned at the Space Coast Birding and Wildlife Festival back in January when a young birder, Noah Kuck, let me know that he really wanted to see a Carolina Wren. Anyway, the whole experience got me thinking. You don’t know how hard it is to see a common bird until you try to get someone else to see one.

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JANUARY 29, 2012

This weekend, however, I needed to take my mind off all those gaudy birds Corey was scoping down at the Space Coast Birding and Wildlife Festival. If you’ve blogged about your weekend experience, you should include a link in your comment. I’ll admit that I rarely reach 20 bird species a day, especially this time of year.

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APRIL 2, 2012

I have put this post off for a couple of months now because I wanted to avoid dealing with the huge pile of American Bittern images I had after my experience at the Space Coast Birding and Wildlife Festival back in January. 10,000 Birds is a Scrub Jay-level sponsor of the 15th Annual Space Coast Birding and Wildlife Festival. ……… a.

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AUGUST 23, 2011

For many birders a highlight of birding the southeastern United States, maybe even the definitive birding experience of the region, is taking in the great numbers and diversity of long-legged wading birds. No, this is not Florida, but we have American Alligators in the Carolinas as well.

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MAY 19, 2015

Turns out, Monday brought more than a little rain, and we got soaked as we explored the Alligator River National Wildlife Refuge and the Currituck National Wildlife Refuge along the ocean. Our last and final stop was the Pea Island National Wildlife Refuge, one of my favorite birding spots. ” Magnificent Frigatebird.

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APRIL 5, 2011

Publications like Ranger Rick and National Geographic Kids can also satisfy their curiosity through their kid-friendly articles on birds and wildlife. Walks around the neighborhood or at a nearby wildlife sanctuary are good opportunities for kids to learn in fresh air. GAMES AND APPS. What kid does not love games? RESPECT NATURE.

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SEPTEMBER 13, 2018

I don’t really know – from my own experience with school bullies or from Jack London’s novels? Illustrated with drawings by the author’s wife, wildlife artist Catherine Putman, “Understanding Animal Behaviour” has 178 pages. Florida scrub jay, Aphelocoma coerulescens. How did I know that? Eurasian jay, Garrulus glandarius.

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MARCH 22, 2011

In fact Punta Cana is a shining example of how large hotels can conduct their operations in a sustainable manner whilst contributing significantly to the preservation of birds, wildlife and habitats. James is currently the host and owner of Nikons Birding Adventures TV and he resides in West Palm Beach, Florida. The proposal from U.S.

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MARCH 15, 2011

• Explore These Related Posts Birding Lodges – Part 2 – Punta Cana Resort & Club The plovers of Estero Lagoon, Florida Veraguan Mango – Panama’s ex-endemic Finding Island Scrub-jays Snail Kites, Limpkins and Escargot.Or These Blasts From The Past Sometimes you just have to smile! The proposal from U.S.

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MARCH 2, 2015

Conversely, parts of the world that have traditionally been quite dry may experience more rainfall. I think a lot of people know that climate change is not a positive thing, but do they know whats in it for wildlife? As deserts expand, birds suited to arid climates may be just fine. Whats in it for birds?

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10,000 Birds

MARCH 27, 2020

Faithful 10,000 Birds readers will remember Suzie as our wildlife rehabilitation beat writer. Suzie wrote about her experiences as a bird rehabber in Flyaway: How A Wild Bird Rehabber Sought Adventure and Found Her Wings (2009) and used those experiences as the source for her fictional children’s book, Hawk Hill (1996).

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NOVEMBER 3, 2015

.* So, it’s a good thing that Ediciones Nuevos Mundo, the publishing arm of The Friendship Association, published Endemic Birds of Cuba: A Comprehensive Guide by Nils Navarro, Cuban wildlife artist and naturalist , earlier this year. and Cuba.). It’s time to bird Cuba and it is time to learn more about Cuban naturalists.

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MARCH 21, 2013

He now wakes up to the choruses of Northern Cardinals and Northern Mockingbirds in sunny Vero Beach, Florida. We had a great birding experience, which included most of the endemics on our route and many more great birds and breathtaking scenery. In August 2011, I guided a custom tour of the northern Peru Birding Route.

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MARCH 6, 2011

Corey encountered a bunch of winners, but 24 Common Redpolls at Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge, in almost the exact same spot he saw them a couple of years ago, feeding on birch inflorescence by the East Pond, were easily his best birds of the weekend. If you’ve blogged about your weekend experience, you should include a link in your comment.

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MAY 12, 2009

Reading Deb's post about the goslings at Poplar and getting Jenny 's request to sign a petition to save the Canada geese of Ballwin, Missouri from mass extermination reminded me how much I miss the wildlife at the neighborhood we lived in from 2002-early 2005. And a dead end. And each time I learn the same things.

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OCTOBER 2, 2012

Not only does this make the guide more useful to birders in the southwest and Florida, it also accentuates the possibilities. Pat and Clay also have a blog that you may want to pursue, especially if you are interested in butterflies and wildlife gardening. The writing style is both informative and absorbing.

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DECEMBER 23, 2014

The experience, the place, and the bird combine to make this my BBOTY. I was a bit sad, too, that we had annoyed the owl enough that it felt it had to strafe us … my normal MO is to avoid stressing out wildlife. And I can’t forget the awesome birds I saw in Florida in January. (If

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10,000 Birds

NOVEMBER 15, 2011

All twitchers will experience it at some stage or another. The bird in question was a Cuban Pewee that had showed up in Spanish River Park, close to where I now live in Palm Beach County Florida. First he drove to Bombay Hook National Wildlife Refuge, Delaware to twitch a possible Little Egret that had showed up.

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APRIL 19, 2011

It’s only a small surprise that a significant proportion of those sites are in Florida. The jewel in Florida’s bedazzled crown may be Merritt Island National Wildlife Refuge, on the Atlantic Coast in the shadow of Cape Canaveral. When I got to the terminus I turned left, towards the last of my Florida targets.

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10,000 Birds

FEBRUARY 3, 2015

On the second day of the Space Coast Birding and Wildlife Festival I wasn’t scheduled to lead any field trips. Rather than sleep in or do some other foolish thing like that I did what any self-respecting birder from New York who finds himself in Florida would do: I went birding! In particular, I headed south, to the T.M.

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MARCH 13, 2011

The Snow Geese at Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge will soon be winging their way north, so he spent some quality time with them, his best birds of the weekend. If you’ve blogged about your weekend experience, you should include a link in your comment. I suspect though that once we get past the Ides of March (beware!) link] Donna S.

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MARCH 1, 2011

Hiking For The Heck of It Reason To Become a Bird Watcher #1: No Batteries Required Welcome Wednesday: Musings on a Big Year About the Author James A life-long birder and native of South Africa, James Currie has many years experience in the birding and wildlife tourism arenas. I will definitely be doing a series of posts on my patch.

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JANUARY 1, 2024

In the same article, Henry Adams, wildlife management coordinator for Lincoln Park Zoo’s Urban Wildlife Institute, describes the night heron as having “grumpy old geezer energy.” Luckily, it does not live in Florida, where such an attitude is strongly discouraged by a would-be Trump named Ron DeSantis.

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