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Best Bird of the Weekend (Second of December 2018)

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Some may feel that 2018 is inching towards its close. Car troubles keep shutting my birding plans down, but at least I got out with the family to cut down our Christmas tree. The post Best Bird of the Weekend (Second of December 2018) appeared first on 10,000 Birds. Others might fine the pace far more frenetic. How about you?

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Magpie Geese breed near Broome once again

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The Magpie Geese bred again in the Broome area during 2018. This year we have had high numbers of Magpie Geese once again in the Broome area and this last weekend we observed our first family groups for the season. Each family group consisted of an adult male with a significant knob on its head and two females.

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The Shorebirds of North America: A Natural History and Photographic Celebration–A Book Review

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There are five families: Stilts & Avocets (Family Recurvirostridae), Oystercatchers (Family Haem), Plovers (Family Charadriidae), Sandpipers and Allies (Family Scolopacidae), and Jacanas (Jacanidae), with Family Scolopacidae representing the bulk of species (as it does worldwide).

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The Cherokee National Forest just got bigger!

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Through multi-partnerships, cooperation, federal funding, and the private conservation efforts of one family, 616 acres were officially added to the Cherokee National Forest in September 2018. This particular land near the Tennessee-Georgia border is critical as a protection for Taylor Branch, a tributary of the Conasauga River.

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Yellowstone National Park Bird Celebration

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Canada Goose family. This is the bird formerly known as Gray Jay (from 1957 to 2018). For a disturbing summation of the damage done to our national parks, monuments, and wildlife refuges in one short year, consider this infographic of political maneuvering by Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke…. As the first U.S. Mountain Chickadee.

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Reflecting on a Year of Less Birding

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2018 proved to be one of my best birding years ever. Marks National Wildlife Refuge replenished by naturalist spirit, but remained all I could manage. I am determined to instill the same love for the natural landscape in my friends and family, especially any new, tiny members. And the third trimester?

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The Juniper Titmouse Nesting Project

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The Juniper Titmouse ( Baeolophus ridgwayi ) is a passerine bird in the tit family Paridae. Aldea also received a National Wildlife Federation Certified Community Wildlife Habitat designation, so the community’s goal is not only to see how many nesting pairs we can count, but also to improve the habitat.

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