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APRIL 21, 2015

Ostriches are infected as well as, in one known case, Falcons. Will H5N2 Kill Wild Birds? This is the first finding in the Mississippi flyway. There will be a Turkey for every table for the US Thanksgiving. They also have made progress in developing H5N1 fowlpox vaccine. So, what about wild birds?

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JUNE 2, 2018

And Great Tinamou gets knocked from its taxonomic top spot (a position that it has held since day 1) by the Common Ostrich. Common Ostrich – Struthio camelus. Mississippi Kite – Ictinia mississippiensis. 301 N Virginia Dare Trl, Kill Devil Hills US-NC (36.0166,-75.6573). Alphabetic Taxonomic. 23 May 2018.

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2018 Australia Los Angeles Albatross 100

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NOVEMBER 3, 2018

Common Ostrich – Struthio camelus. Mississippi Kite – Ictinia mississippiensis. 301 N Virginia Dare Trl, Kill Devil Hills US-NC (36.0166,-75.6573). 301 N Virginia Dare Trl, Kill Devil Hills US-NC (36.0166,-75.6573). Burchell’s Starling – Lamprotornis australis. Kruger NP Central Park. 23 May 2018.

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2018 Australia Woodpeckers Sparrows 113

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AUGUST 4, 2018

Common Ostrich – Struthio camelus. Mississippi Kite – Ictinia mississippiensis. 301 N Virginia Dare Trl, Kill Devil Hills US-NC (36.0166,-75.6573). 301 N Virginia Dare Trl, Kill Devil Hills US-NC (36.0166,-75.6573). Burchell’s Starling – Lamprotornis australis. Kruger NP Central Park. 23 May 2018.

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2018 Australia Woodpeckers Los Angeles 104

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OCTOBER 6, 2018

Common Ostrich – Struthio camelus. Mississippi Kite – Ictinia mississippiensis. 301 N Virginia Dare Trl, Kill Devil Hills US-NC (36.0166,-75.6573). 301 N Virginia Dare Trl, Kill Devil Hills US-NC (36.0166,-75.6573). Burchell’s Starling – Lamprotornis australis. Kruger NP Central Park. 23 May 2018.

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2018 Australia Woodpeckers Los Angeles 113

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JULY 7, 2018

Common Ostrich – Struthio camelus. Mississippi Kite – Ictinia mississippiensis. 301 N Virginia Dare Trl, Kill Devil Hills US-NC (36.0166,-75.6573). 301 N Virginia Dare Trl, Kill Devil Hills US-NC (36.0166,-75.6573). 10 countries were birded by 9 beats and 892 species were noted from 144 checklists.

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2018 Australia Woodpeckers Los Angeles 100

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JANUARY 5, 2019

Common Ostrich – Struthio camelus. 301 N Virginia Dare Trl, Kill Devil Hills US-NC (36.0166,-75.6573). Mississippi Kite – Ictinia mississippiensis. 301 N Virginia Dare Trl, Kill Devil Hills US-NC (36.0166,-75.6573). A big thank you must also go to eBird whose listing software makes it possible. 23 May 2018.

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2018 Australia Woodpeckers Sparrows 113