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What is the State Bird of Hawaii?

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Ah Hawaii, land of beautiful beaches, surfing, warm weather, and unique birds. Because of its distance to the mainland, Hawaii is home to over 60 species of endemic birds. Few are as unique (or rare) as the Nene , or Hawaiian Goose , Hawaii’s state bird. Nenes can only be found in Hawaii, and used to be plentiful.

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The ‘Alal uses tools, Climate Change Hammers Hawaii

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In a related story, a recent study notes that Kauai, an Island of Hawaii, have lost a lot of birds due to climate change. From Nature : Eben Paxton, of the US Geological Survey’s Pacific Island Ecosystems Research Center in Hawaii, and his colleagues analysed data on seven native species of forest bird on Kauai.

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Dangerous Animals in Hawaii: 7 Creatures to Definitely Avoid!

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Study seeks origins of ghost nets that haunt Hawaii's shores

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AP News: Search on for humpback whale entangled in debris off Hawaii

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Found this little guy in our condo in Hawaii!

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Peterson Field Guide to Birds of North America, Second Edition: A Field Guide Review

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Plus, in a major expansion, the birds of Hawaii, the most recent geographical addition to the American Birding Association Checklist. Adding the 76 new species in the Hawaii section, this makes coverage of approximately 884 species. The first edition of this title had larger versions of the maps in a section in the back. Conclusion.

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Dangerous Animals in Hawaii: 7 Creatures to Definitely Avoid!

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Best & Worst States for Animal Protection

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New Jersey Illinois Massachusetts Colorado Maine WORST STATES Ohio Hawaii Alabama North Dakota Mississippi Idaho South Dakota (worst) According to the Animal Legal Defense Fund, the states fell this way. BEST Illinois (best) Maine Michigan Oregon California WORST Mississippi Idaho Hawaii North Dakota Kentucky.

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This Week in Bird News: Hawaiian Edition

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In the popular imagination, Hawaii is a tropical paradise. (No, And if you’re lucky enough to be on the island of Hawaii next weekend (Sept. The festival includes a chance to check out the brand-new Hawaii Island Coast-to-Coast Birding Trail , which stretches from Kona to Hilo, as well as to hop on board a pelagic cruise.

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Endangered Species Act: Potential Downlisting for Hawaiian Goose (nene)

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The number of wild geese has increased dramatically: in 1960, there were an estimated 30 birds on a single island, Hawaii, but the current estimate is 2,855 on Kauai, Molokai, Maui, and Hawaii. Populations on Kauai, Maui, and Hawaii are stable or increasing, while the population on Molokai is fluctuating.

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How a lockdown saved Hanauma Bay, one of Hawaii's natural treasures

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I saw both these in Hawaii. Love it there it is so unique.

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The Case for Adding the U.S. Territories in the Caribbean to the ABA Area

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Now that Hawaii is in the ABA Area , the next additions should be Puerto Rico and the U.S. The Hawaii vote made it clear that that the ABA Area is about political borders, not geographical or ecological ones, and the two Caribbean territories have long been part of the United States. But even with Hawaii, there are many U.S.

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Federal Public Lands: Pacific Seabirds

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Because these lands include a variety of different habitats and range from Alaska to Puerto Rico and Hawaii to Maine, it is difficult to make generalizations about their impact on birds. But if one focuses on specific types of birds, the results can be both illuminating and surprising. Most of the key breeding locations in the U.S.

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Sooty Terns are Very Loud

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I spent time with the Sooty Terns when I worked on Tern Island in French Frigate Shoals , in the north of Hawaii. Birds French Frigate Shoals Hawaii tern Tern Island' Such is the racket they make that the one time I entered a colony without earplugs I was actually disorientated after five minutes. An albino Sooty Tern fledgling.

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Peterson Field Guide to Birds of Western North America & Peterson Field Guide to Birds of Eastern and Central North America: A Field Guide Review

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The most significant change in terms of the Peterson Field Guide series is that the Western North America guide now has a section on “Birds of Hawaii,” reflecting the inclusion of that area in the American Birding Association Checklist. And, with the Western North American guide, you get Hawaii!

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Aussan Natural Cleaners Giveaway

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This is open to those in the USA only, with the exceptions of Alaska and Hawaii. We will pick a winner at random and they will get one each of the Dog Odor Eliminator and Pet All-Purpose Cleaner. Good luck!

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Feral Cats Eat Endangered Petrels

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Conservation American Bird Conservancy cats Hawaii petrels' Scientists might find it more challenging to seek out evidence of which bird species, particularly non-Arctic, island-bound species, are NOT preyed upon by birds. That would be news.

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Darkness comes in shades of brown

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But if you look through the haze of reds and yellows and curvy bills on songbirds, you will see the horrific implications of the inclusion of Hawaii. So you see – if you voted for the adding of Hawaii, your gains are neither long-term nor substancial. And the Nene?

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10,000 Birds goes eBirding – Part II

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The Collective added six new states in the past three years, but none have eclipsed the century mark: Wisconsin ( 74 ), Utah (55), Hawaii (38), Oklahoma (18), Rhode Island (9), and Connecticut (5). A few states still have no checklists at all: Nebraska , Minnesota , Iowa , Kentucky , West Virginia , Mississippi , and Alabama.

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Glenlossie Distillery: 10-Year-Old Speyside Single Malt Whisky

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This incredibly widespread species ranges around the Northern Hemisphere (and much of the Southern as well), and is found in locations as disparate as the Arctic tundra, Hawaii, Cuba, and the Galapagos – as well as many places in between.

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Ten Worst Zoos for Elephants

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Honolulu Zoo (Hawaii), Wildlife Safari (Ore.), Here they are. San Antonio Zoo (Texas) Edmonton Valley Zoo (Canada), Buttonwood Park Zoo (Mass.), Central Florida Zoo (Fla.), Niabi Zoo (Ill.), Topeka Zoo (Kan.), York's Wild Kingdom Zoo (Maine) tied with Southwick's Zoo (Mass.), Pittsburgh Zoo's ICC (Penn.). San Diego Zoo Safari Park (Calif.)

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Can GM Skeeters Save Hawaii’s Birds?

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Something of the same sort may be in the works for Hawaii, with scientists considering unprecedented measures for the best of reasons. In the meantime, you might want to book a trip to Hawaii to see ‘i’wi while you still can. The law of unintended consequences, etc.) island chain was mosquito-free until 1826.

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10,000 Birds goes eBirding

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Some states have no species at all, not even a pigeon, crow, or sparrow: Hawaii , Utah , Nebraska , Oklahoma , Minnesota , Iowa , Wisconsin , Kentucky , West Virginia , Mississippi , Alabama , Connecticut , and Rhode Island. West Virginia ranks 44th, Hawaii ranks 45th, and Rhode Island ranks 48th. And so on….

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Do Fence Me In: Protecting the Hawaiian Petrel

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While his poem was about the dubious nature of boundaries kept in check by surly New England yankees, the sentiment holds true in Hawaii, at least. “Good fences make good neighbors,” wrote poet Robert Frost. Specifically, the state’s Big Island, where a new fence was just completed in the hopes of protecting an endangered bird.

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Laysan Albatrosses

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But the islands of Hawaii have two species that breed in considerable numbers, and the highlight of my time spent working on Tern Island in French Frigate Shoals was spending time with these birds. As well as the island of Hawaii it also breeds in the Bonin Islands off Japan and has recently begun to colonise islands off the coast of Mexico.

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Dead, Poisoned Mice to Rain Down on Guam

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To try to manage the invasive Brown Tree Snake on Guam, which has forced many of Guam’s bird species to extinction and as a way to try to keep the snakes from Hawaii. This article is fascinating.

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New Podcast for Week Ending February 13, 2009

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In this week’s podcast ending February 13, 2010: **Britain’s Ministry of Defense defends its use of pigs as subjects in explosives testing; **an elephant expert argues for the closing of the elephant exhibit at the Toronto Zoo; **the State of Hawaii seeks to toughen penalties for dog fighting; **Animal rights groups protest the Canadian seal hunt in (..)

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This Week in Bird(ing) News: Science, Citizen Science, and Citizen Savagery

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New studies find that: when birds migrate from the Arctic to South America, fragments of mosses, fungi, and other “diaspores” hitch a ride (and a similar phenomenon may have spread acacia trees from Hawaii to an island in the Indian Ocean); caterpillars which feed on many different types of plants are more attractive meals for birds than caterpillars (..)

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Black-footed Albatrosses Rock!

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For the most part the Black-footed Albatross is an all-American bird, with 97% of their population breeding in the Northwestern Hawaiian Islands (in the District of Hawaii), and a few others breeding in islands owned by Mexico and Japan. The Black-footed Albatross.

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Animal Legal Defense Fund Ranks States on Animal Protection

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And the worst: Alabama, Alaska, American Samoa, Arkansas, Guam, Hawaii, Idaho, Iowa, Kentucky, Mississippi, Montana, New Jersey, New Mexico, North Carolina, North Dakota, Northern Mariana Islands, South Dakota, Wyoming You can check out the whole report on their web site. Among the best: California, Illinois, Maine, Michigan, Oregon.

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The Petrels of French Frigate Shoals

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It ranges from Hawaii to Japan, and I really don’t know much about it, save that I only ever got to see some nearly fledged chicks. Black-footed Albatrosses One of Hawaii’s three species of albatross, this one isn’t likely to mistaken for much else. Pretty neat bird though. These guys get around!

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Sand Point Family Vineyards: Cabernet Sauvignon (2015 Lodi Appellation)

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But only two states have more than one bird named for them: Hawaii and California, with nine and seven extant and eponymous species, respectively. I suppose a case could be made for renaming California’s two avian endemics – the Yellow-billed Magpie and the Island Scrub-Jay – after the state to pull it into a tie with Hawaii.

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Too Many Nene?

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Hawaii’s state bird, the endangered goose known as the Nene , has recovered from a population of a mere 30 birds in 1952 to over 2,000 today. The problem is that they seem to find the area around Lihue Airport irresistible so they have to be moved. Clearly there aren’t too many Nene but more habitat is needed.

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Tianmashan, Shanghai in winter

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Strangely, the eBird entry for this bird talks in detail about its distribution on Hawaii, even though it has only been introduced there. Red-billed Leiothrix are a popular cage bird in China, though I imagine its popularity has declined after the introduction of color television.

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Haiwaiian Honeycreeper Family Tree

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The honeycreepers of Hawaii now have a family tree, with researchers from the Smithsonian having used DNA to map the entire family. Good news for an endangered family of birds!

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Grey-backed Terns

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It does occur in Hawaii, which is where I saw it, but everyone knows birding in Hawaii doesn’t count. Whereas American birders may be familiar with Sooty and Bridled Terns as stormwashed vagrants to their shores, and might get the Aleutian Tern on a pilgrimage to Alaska, the Grey-backed Tern is a much more rarely seen bird.

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What is the State Bird of Connecticut?

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Found in all fifty states except for Hawaii, the robin is also the state bird of not just Connecticut, but Michigan and Wisconsin as well. Few birds are as ubiquitous in the United States as the American Robin.

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Should Puerto Rico be Part of the ABA Area?

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The addition of Hawaii eliminated any notion that the ABA Area is defined by geography or ecology and the inclusion of the territories of Washington D.C. Virgin Islands not part of the American Birding Association’s ABA Area ? and Midway Atoll means statehood cannot be a prerequisite.

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This Week in Bird(ing) News: Orange Is the New Beak, and a Dead Parrot (No Joke!)

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In a nod to Dr. Evil, a utility company in Hawaii is using lasers to keep birds from its wires and poles. The last-of-its-kind bird that may have inspired the animated movie Rio is an ex-parrot. The first bird feathers may have been for showiness more than transportation. News Bell Miner Birds Eurasian Blackbird kenya Zebra Finches'

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How To (And Not To) Transport Wild Birds

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Today’s topic comes from Tracy Anderson in Hawaii: what was the strangest container (or method of transport) in which you have received wildlife? Normally I rant about environmental dangers and describe heartwarming/mind-boggling/headscratching wild bird rescues.

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Millerbirds Moved to Laysan

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Fish and Wildlife Service has taken two dozen critically endangered Millerbirds Acrocephalus familiaris from their home island of Nihoa in the northwestern Hawaii and moved them to Laysan about 650 miles to the north.

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