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Bird Banding the Dry Tortugas

10,000 Birds

That seems like an abnormally high risk for a seabird that makes its living picking up small fish from the water’s surface, but Sooty Terns are some of the most abundant seabirds in the world and spend most of their lives on the open ocean between South America and Africa, so it seems to be working for them.

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Maine’s Great Black Hawk – Rescued!

10,000 Birds

The Great Black Hawk – a species with a native range in Mexico to South America – had been spotted in this park for weeks, but not every day. There is a small wound on the lower beak, which is not significant, but will be cleaned and treated. No fractures were seen on radiographs.

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