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Save the Painted Bunting, y’all: Keep wonder alive

10,000 Birds

There are two Painted Bunting populations, one that breeds along the Atlantic Coast from North Carolina to Florida and one that breeds in the interior United States and northern Mexico from southeastern New Mexico to western Mississippi. The Atlantic Coast population lingers on the breeding grounds after nesting to molt.

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The Beautiful and Colorful Mourning Dove

10,000 Birds

The Mourning Dove ( Zenaida macroura) is among the most abundant and widespread terrestrial birds endemic to North and Middle America. Even though the female lays only two eggs per nest attempt, they enjoy a protracted breeding season in which multiple nesting attempts can occur every 30 days, and in Southern locations, nearly year round.

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Black-footed Albatrosses Rock!

10,000 Birds

But he does live in the States, and America does have albatrosses, and they can be easily seen in California, which is not only in the States but is actually a place I’m fairly sure he visits. Learning to fly involves testing the wings. The important thing is that I get to see albatrosses and he doesn’t.

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My Personal Favorites

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It breeds on the shores of the Canadian and Alaskan Arctic, then gathers around the southern arm of Hudson Bay, to fly non-stop all the way to the southern tip of South America. I could not test this theory in 2024, as by that month the lake had disappeared. But I will still provide one.)

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Mitochondrial mysteries and splitting-lumping Yellow-rumped Warblers

10,000 Birds

The Yellow-rumped Warbler ( Setophaga coronata ) complex is one of the most abundant and widespread representatives of the New World warbler family in North America, present in many parts of the United States even through the winter months, when the birds feed on small fruits and other foods, including sap. So Toews et al.

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I and the Bird: What is a Vulture?

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I’m focusing on Turkey Vultures here because they are undoubtedly the species most birders in North America (the home of 10kB) are most familiar with, but the name vulture applies to birds found around the globe. It’s worthy of admiration , if not respect, for this most disrespected of birds. Here’s the kicker though.

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Have You Ever Seen a Bufflehead Search for a Nesting Cavity?

10,000 Birds

They breed in ponds and small lakes where they dive for insect larvae and amphipods and are are almost exclusively monogamous, keeping the same mate for several years 1. The juveniles were busy testing their wings, flying just above the water in a straight line, landing on the water, then turning around and flying back.

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