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H7N9 confirmed in Mississippi broiler flock

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The H7N9 avian influenza strain that infected a flock of roughly 46,000 chickens in Mississippi has not been seen in U.S. poultry since 2017.

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Duck Migration On The Upper Mississippi River

10,000 Birds

One of them is a waterfowl usage survey over the upper Mississippi conducted by plane…or as I like to call it: Duckmaggedon! Our job is to fly above the Mississippi River at a about 120 feet going about 100 mph and count and ID ducks. Although, technically the above photo would be Cootpacalypse.

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17-Year Cicadas and a Mississippi Kite in Staten Island

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Back in 1979 New York State birders were pleased with the first record of Mississippi Kites in the state when two visited Staten Island and spent nearly two weeks fattening up on the periodical cicadas that emerged in great numbers that year. Trips cicadas Mississippi Kite Staten Island' Yes, I know, this is a horrid photograph.

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Wild Mississippi

4 The Love Of Animals

In the newest mini-series, Wild Mississippi, viewers will get to see how the Mississippi river can both nurture and destroy. The show covers an entire year along the Mississippi, and shows the many challenges that the wildlife in the area deal with. Truly an interesting show, be sure to tune in, and enjoy the sneak peeks below.

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Spotlight: Laurens Wildlife Rescue

10,000 Birds

Starting this week, my guest bloggers are going to tell theirs – which will be really fun, because not only are they great rehabbers, but they live all over the country and take in all different types of birds (like the Mississippi Kite , left).

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Suburban Roadrunners of Southern Missouri

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From its core range in the southwest US and northern Mexico, it has staged a pretty dramatic range expansion in the last couple decades, spreading nearly as far east as the Mississippi River. This plus Mississippi Kite, another recent arrival from the southwest, put me up two on this one.

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Kite Running

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But the default kite for this part of the country, as well as parts of the southern plains as well, is the Mississippi Kite , Ictinia mississippiensis , unparallelled aerial acrobat and merciless devourer of katydids. This is a bird that does not mess around.