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First White-Tailed Tropicbird Sighted in Connecticut

10,000 Birds

This began the rehabilitation of the first recorded sighting of a White-tailed Tropicbird in the state of Connecticut! After the bird had been stabilized, I needed to decide what my next step was. I called Dr. Erica Miller from Tri-State Bird Rescue and Research in Delaware for some advice.

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How To (And Not To) Transport Wild Birds

10,000 Birds

I am so happy to be back on 10,000 birds – I have missed Mike and Corey and my fellow Beat Writers! Normally I rant about environmental dangers and describe heartwarming/mind-boggling/headscratching wild bird rescues. Five hatchling House Sparrows in a Happy Meal box,” said Johanna Walton, also in Connecticut.