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The Importance of Nurturing Young Birders

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In the grand scheme of things, this is just a small town and only one person was killed due to injuries suffered. Shouldn’t I be much more worried about people in a catastrophe the size of the F5 that hit Joplin, Missouri? There were 23 cows killed; some had to be shot up in trees where they were stuck. That blew my mind.

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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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The Refuge is now home to nearly 200 species of birds, over 50 species of mammals, 25 species of reptiles and amphibians, and a wide variety of insects, fish and plants. The Louisiana black bear’s threatened status warrants protection under sections 7 and 9 of the Endangered Species Act.

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“Dog Days and Poisons” – Collective Arts Brewing: Mash Up the Jam

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There’s always a chance that we could ingest something bad for us, something that might even kill us – a peril we face anytime we swallow anything, in fact. I suspect this will be the first and last time we’ll see a beer featuring this species, an introduced Old-World songbird best known in North America from its St.

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Collaborative list – December 2018

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In reverse order, the medals were awarded for “most species seen in a country”, to Australia with 420, USA got the silver, scoring 556 while the runaway winner was Costa Rica with 646 species. 301 N Virginia Dare Trl, Kill Devil Hills US-NC (36.0166,-75.6573). May I extend my thanks to all the beats. 12 Jan 2018.

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Collaborative List – October 2018

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During October, 7 countries (Costa Rica, Australia, USA, India, Hong Kong, UK, Serbia) were birded by 11 beats who shared 135 checklists and noted 697 species. US-ND-Little Missouri National Grassland (46.5556,-103.4306). 301 N Virginia Dare Trl, Kill Devil Hills US-NC (36.0166,-75.6573). Alphabetic Taxonomic. 11 Jul 2018.

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Collaborative list – September 2018

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They noted 598 species as a team, bringing the year total to 2118 and pushing the life list to 3555. US-ND-Little Missouri National Grassland (46.5556,-103.4306). 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). 11 Jul 2018.

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Collaborative List – November 2018

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8 beats shared 126 checklists accounting for 704 species. 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). US-ND-Little Missouri National Grassland (46.5556,-103.4306). Clare and Grant’s Partridge Pigeon should perhaps be worth 2?

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