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Banded Semipalmated Sandpipers at Big Egg Marsh, Queens, New York

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Now that passerine migration has largely wound down the attention of this New York birder has shifted to seabirds, shorebirds, and the occasional trip looking for breeding birds. It is a great spot for Horseshoe Crabs to spawn and lay eggs so it is no wonder that shorebirds congregate to eat those eggs. Eh, Semipalmated Sandpipers.

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Winner of the Wildlife Conservation Society Birds of Brazil Giveaway

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Tags: brazil , giveaway • Camping tents - Check out our pop up tents , family tents , and more! Though it is certainly bad news that the U.S. Fish & Wildlife comes in response to a lawsuit brought by the Center for Biological Diversity. RECENT POSTS More Habitat for Snowy Plover? The proposal from U.S.

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White-faced Ibis at Colusa National Wildlife Refuge

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After several minutes of this deep water foraging behavior, this White-faced Ibis made its way toward me into more shallow water Posed for a little while, and then began to preen I’m glad I took the time to visit Colusa National Wildlife Refuge on this day. Though it is certainly bad news that the U.S. Get yours today!

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A Brant With Bling

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And while I didn’t find anything rare hiding amid the hordes of Branta bernicla I did manage to find one that was banded and color tagged. I was also notified of a study of Brant behavior that is being done collectively by wildlife agencies from New Jersey, New York, and Canada. What could that possibly be?

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Review: Wildlife Conservation Society Birds of Brazil – The.

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And it looks even better in my hands while I dream about a visit to regions of Brazil I had scarcely heard of before being provided with a review copy of the first volume of the Wildlife Conservation Society Birds of Brazil.* He lives in Forest Hills with Daisy, their son, Desmond Shearwater, and their two indoor cats, Hunter and B.B.

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Shutting Your Trap

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The name and town of the owner were engraved on a metal tag. I knew the wildlife. Had I known the law better I would have said, “Excuse me, but this trap is not worth over $250 nor have I damaged it with explosives, so in the State of New York you cannot legally charge me with Malicious Mischief.” Where is the trap now?”

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A First Christmas Bird Count Experience

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Share Your Thoughts « White-faced Ibis at Colusa National Wildlife Refuge Giveaway of the Wildlife Conservation Society Birds of Brazil: The Pantanal & Cerrado of Central Brazil » To learn more about 10,000 Birds, Mike, Corey, or the many marvelous Beat Writers, please click here. The proposal from U.S. Wicked, right?