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What Will My Next Five Queens Birds Be?

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Brown Pelican – This is a bird that will just take some luck while I am staring at the ocean. Either way, the odds of actually getting a Brown Pelican in Queens are pretty low. Great Shearwater – At this point, seabirds are my weakest family in Queens with the most species having reported in the borough that I have not seen.

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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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Sacramento River National Wildlife Refuge : Expand big game hunting. The refuge is already open to migratory bird hunting, upland game hunting, and sport fishing. It provides shelter for many songbirds and water-associated animals, including the river otter, turtles, beaver, American pelicans, ospreys, and migratory songbirds.

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The Storks of Africa

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Furthermore we have another very special stork-like bird, the regal Shoebill , previously known as the Whale-headed Stork but now placed in its own family. This colossal bird is now placed in its own family Balaenicipitidae and it forms an ancient link between storks and pelicans.

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Predicting My Next Ten Queens Birds

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Say’s Phoebe – A self-found rarity at Edgemere while accompanied by my family made my day back on 05 October 2014. Golden Eagle – Two weeks to the day after the Say’s Phoebe I was once again at Edgemere with my family and picked up a Golden Eagle flying past , a surprise bird for sure!

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What Will My Next Ten Birds in Queens Be?

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Let’s take a look at how I’ve done over the last four times I played this game. Brown Pelican Lapland Longspur Sooty Shearwater Whimbrel. Cory’s Shearwater – 06 Oct 2013 – Going on a whale-watching trip with my family really paid off. Number 300 in Queens!

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A new year, new life and new hope….

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Then you take into account that the tides will be completely different and it is a whole new game! We did find a family of Dollarbirds, though and it was the first time I had photographed four together! Royal Spoonbill and Australian Pelicans. Four Dollarbirds. Black-fronted Dotterel nesting. Frill-necked Lizard.

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