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The Endangered Florida Bonneted Bat

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The bat was once believed to be common on Florida’s eastern coast in the Miami-Coral Gables area but reported there only a few times since the mid-1960s. Photo: Kathleen Smith, Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission. The Florida Bonneted Bat is vulnerable to a wide array of natural and human-related threats.

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Birding while Holiday Shopping

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In fact, several species in Miami-Dade are found exclusively in such habitats. Every bit as spectacular, although perhaps not as particular to the Miami area, are the large winter roosts of European Starlings just a few blocks west, always joined by hundreds of native Boat-tailed Grackles , that gather on the utility wires.

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Miami Mega Mall vs. Everglades National Park

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The Miami-Dade County Commission approved development of ‘the largest shopping mall in North America’ with a vote of 9-1 last week. This fragile ecosystem is home to 344 feathered species, 300 fish species (salt- and freshwater), 50 species of reptiles, 40 mammal species, and 36 listed species (threatened and/or protected).

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Combined Beat list for 2016

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Others, by their own admission, are Luddites and believe that the pinnacle of human technological achievement was reached on the day that man first bound a notebook in moleskin. Tirat Zvi fish ponds. Tirat Zvi fish ponds. Tirat Zvi fish ponds. Tirat Zvi fish ponds. Tirat Zvi fish ponds. 22 Jan 2016.

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Combined Beats’ list

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Others, by their own admission, are Luddites and believe that the pinnacle of human technological achievement was reached on the day that man first bound a notebook in moleskin. Tirat Zvi fish ponds. Pallas’s Fish-Eagle – Haliaeetus leucoryphus. Gray-headed Fish-Eagle – Ichthyophaga ichthyaetus.

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Combined Beats’ List – September

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Others, by their own admission, are Luddites and believe that the pinnacle of human technological achievement was reached on the day that man first bound a notebook in moleskin. Tirat Zvi fish ponds. African Fish-Eagle – Haliaeetus vocifer. Pallas’s Fish-Eagle – Haliaeetus leucoryphus. 18 Feb 2016.

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Combined Beats List – June 2016

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Others, by their own admission, are Luddites and believe that the pinnacle of human technological achievement was reached on the day that man first bound a notebook in moleskin. Gray-headed Fish-Eagle – Ichthyophaga ichthyaetus. Pallas’s Fish-Eagle – Haliaeetus leucoryphus. Tirat Zvi fish ponds.

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