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What to Do at High Island When the Winds are South

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Multitudes, hundreds of Brown Pelicans and Terns–Least, Common, Foster’s, Sandwich, Royal, and Caspian. They did flush eventually, but not because of humans. I’m sure regular visitors to this area could tell you more about how the winds and tides affect the migrating birds and when the breeders start to nest.

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The Storks of Africa

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If there are human fishing activities then all the better – Marabous will gather in numbers around fishermen’s docks and fish markets, in fact anywhere where fish are cleaned and scraps disposed of, allowing these intelligent birds to obtain a free meal.

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Urban Ornithology: 150 Years of Birds in New York City–A Book Review

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Not all habitat change is due to humans; there is Chestnut Blight destroying American Chestnuts in the early 1900s, and the more recent Dutch Elm disease. The first three sections are brief, presenting a summary of the bird’s current NYC status (migrant, resident, breeder, vagrant, etc.), Eaton, and John Kuerzi. Which is true.

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Combined Beat list for 2016

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All birds are equal on this list; parking lot birds or pelagic species, breeders or fly-overs, all will be accorded the same status and each shall be worth 1 credit on the list. American White Pelican – Pelecanus erythrorhynchos. Brown Pelican – Pelecanus occidentalis. Western Australia. 06 Jan 2016. 01 Jan 2016.

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Combined Beats’ List – September

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All birds are equal on this list; parking lot birds or pelagic species, breeders or fly-overs, all will be accorded the same status and each shall be worth 1 credit on the list. American White Pelican – Pelecanus erythrorhynchos. Brown Pelican – Pelecanus occidentalis. Western Australia. 06 Jan 2016. 01 Jan 2016.

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Combined Beats’ list

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All birds are equal on this list; parking lot birds or pelagic species, breeders or fly-overs, all will be accorded the same status and each shall be worth 1 credit on the list. American White Pelican – Pelecanus erythrorhynchos. Brown Pelican – Pelecanus occidentalis. Western Australia. 06 Jan 2016. 01 Jan 2016.

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Combined Beats’ List – July 2016

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All birds are equal on this list; parking lot birds or pelagic species, breeders or fly-overs, all will be accorded the same status and each shall be worth 1 credit on the list. American White Pelican – Pelecanus erythrorhynchos. Brown Pelican – Pelecanus occidentalis. Western Australia. 06 Jan 2016. 01 Jan 2016.

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