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DECEMBER 14, 2021

The Collective added six new states in the past three years, but none have eclipsed the century mark: Wisconsin ( 74 ), Utah (55), Hawaii (38), Oklahoma (18), Rhode Island (9), and Connecticut (5). For example, my list of the Top 25 National Wildlife Refuges for birding includes an excellent location in Minnesota ( Minnesota Valley NWR ).

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West Virginia United States Puerto Rico Minnesota 195

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NOVEMBER 10, 2018

Connecticut. Amendment 2 changed the process for passing conveyance legislation in Connecticut. Election Results = PASSED with 59%+ voter support. Northern Harrier. Photo by © Robin Edwards. Legislative Requirements to Transfer State Properties Amendment.

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Nevada Georgia Colorado Denver 164

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OCTOBER 6, 2011

Thanks to a kindhearted man who found it, an able and willing wildlife rehabilitator named Linda Bowen who nursed it back to strength, a helpful pilot who got it to Florida, and a host of others, a White-tailed Tropicbird that was found on the ground and exhausted in Connecticut in the wake of Hurricane Irene will be released tomorrow.

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Florida Wildlife Rehabilitation Connecticut Wildlife 172

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NOVEMBER 13, 2018

Some states have no species at all, not even a pigeon, crow, or sparrow: Hawaii , Utah , Nebraska , Oklahoma , Minnesota , Iowa , Wisconsin , Kentucky , West Virginia , Mississippi , Alabama , Connecticut , and Rhode Island. Even the nation’s capital has been ignored.

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Rhode Island United States West Virginia Puerto Rico 114

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OCTOBER 2, 2014

At seven in the morning I had just refound the Eurasian Wigeon at the north end of the East Pond of Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge and turned around for the long slog down the east side of the pond when my phone buzzed with an email. Oh, as an aside, did I mention the Connecticut Warbler I found on Tuesday in Madison Square Park in Manhattan?

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New York City Connecticut Jamaica New York 173

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SEPTEMBER 21, 2016

Originally from London, England, Luke Tiller transplanted to Connecticut in 2003. Newly surrounded by wildlife, he found his love of birds reignited. A professional hawkwatcher for many seasons, his passion and knowledge saw him invited to join the board of the Hawk Migration Association of North America in 2013.

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Bald Eagle Los Angeles Connecticut Eagles 237

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JULY 17, 2020

While I usually forget to make such recommendations, Neversink Spirits is located in eastern Westchester County, New York, right along the Connecticut border, and just a stone’s throw from excellent birding at the Edith G. Neversink Spirits: Neversink Spirits Gin.

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New York Connecticut Mississippi North America 161

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SEPTEMBER 15, 2014

North of Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge in Queens is a middle class neighborhood, predominantly Italian-American, known as Howard Beach. Named for William J.

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Parrots New York City New York New Jersey 224

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JULY 15, 2016

They are among the most difficult birds for wildlife rehabilitators to raise, so if any fall down your chimney their best chance of survival is to put them back up there again. Jayne Neville runs Mount Vernon Songbird Sanctuary in Southington, Connecticut, and is the area’s go-to guru when it comes to swifts and swallows.

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Wildlife Rehabilitation Sanctuary Connecticut South America 133

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DECEMBER 24, 2014

I dreamed of birding the Sundarbans delta – roughly the size of Connecticut or Cyprus – ever since my very dear friends Tim and Hanna Balke told me a story of their visit to these swamps where the Ganges, Brahmaputra, and Mehgna rivers converge in the Bengal basin.

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Bangladesh Dolphins Cambodia Cooking 184

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MARCH 29, 2012

Photographed at Medicine Lake National Wildlife Refuge, MT. Compared to something like a Connecticut Warbler , they are just begging to be looked at. Photographed at Lostwood National Wildlife Refuge, ND. Photographed at Des Lacs National Wildlife Refuge, ND. Medicine Lake National Wildlife Refuge, MT.

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LACS Alaska Connecticut Wildlife 185

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JUNE 7, 2019

In North America, the United States Fish & Wildlife Service estimates that up to 57 million birds perish every year in collisions with electrical utility lines. There’s also the risk of fatal collisions, as hard-to-see overhead wires are strung at a height at which many birds tend to fly.

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United States North America Game New York City 117

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APRIL 11, 2011

Long-eared Owl – This is another owl species that was, like most winters, not seen in Queens (though tantalizing second-hand reports of one at Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge during the Brooklyn CBC reached me). Connecticut Warbler – I have missed this bird in Queens too many times. Now that was a good day!

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Jamaica Owls 2010 New York City 156

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JULY 21, 2014

Document WEC257 of the Department of Wildlife Ecology and Conservation, University of Florida / IFAS, [link]. ** Pruett-Jones, Stephen, et al. The question is why these natives of rural areas in southern South America (east of the Andes) have been so spectacularly successful in establishing their colonies. and Sam Logue.

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Chicago New York City Illinois New York 198

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MARCH 16, 2011

• Explore These Related Posts First Phoebe of 2011 Duck Migration Review of Gulf Crossing Cold Front Connecticut in Carolina (or how migrants surprise us).Or Fish & Wildlife comes in response to a lawsuit brought by the Center for Biological Diversity. Get yours today! Though it is certainly bad news that the U.S.

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2011 Deer Fish New York 151

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MARCH 4, 2011

These Blasts From The Past No Owls at Croton Point I Hate Connecticut… Birding Kazakhstan: Morning of Day 1 in Astana Ottawa By Way of Ohio The Snow Bunting That Almost Killed Me, or, Hyperbole in Bird Blog Post Titles is Fun! Fish & Wildlife comes in response to a lawsuit brought by the Center for Biological Diversity.

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2011 Cyprus Deer Breeding 157

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NOVEMBER 3, 2018

Trinidad Lake SP–Watchable Wildlife Trail. Ra’s al-Khor Wildlife Sanctuary–Flamingo Hide. Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge–East Pond. San Joaquin Wildlife Sanctuary. San Joaquin Wildlife Sanctuary. Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge–East Pond. Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge.

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2018 Australia Woodpeckers Los Angeles 113

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OCTOBER 6, 2018

Ra’s al-Khor Wildlife Sanctuary–Flamingo Hide. Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge–East Pond. San Joaquin Wildlife Sanctuary. San Joaquin Wildlife Sanctuary. Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge–East Pond. Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge. Connecticut Warbler – Oporornis agilis. 09 Sep 2018.

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2018 Australia Los Angeles Woodpeckers 113

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JANUARY 5, 2019

Tuttle Marsh Wildlife Area. Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge–East Pond. Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge. Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge–East Pond. Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge. San Joaquin Wildlife Sanctuary. San Joaquin Wildlife Sanctuary. San Joaquin Wildlife Sanctuary. 07 May 2018.

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2018 Australia Woodpeckers Sparrows 113

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DECEMBER 1, 2018

Tuttle Marsh Wildlife Area. Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge–East Pond. Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge. Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge–East Pond. Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge. San Joaquin Wildlife Sanctuary. San Joaquin Wildlife Sanctuary. San Joaquin Wildlife Sanctuary. 07 May 2018.

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2018 Australia Woodpeckers Los Angeles 113

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AUGUST 4, 2018

Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge. Connecticut Warbler – Oporornis agilis. Tuttle Marsh Wildlife Area. Battle Creek Wildlife Area. Alligator River NWR–Wildlife Drive. Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge. Kruger NP Central Park. 03 Jun 2018. Southern Masked-Weaver – Ploceus velatus. 03 Jun 2018.

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2018 Australia Los Angeles Albatross 101

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JULY 7, 2018

Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge. Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge. Tuttle Marsh Wildlife Area. San Joaquin Wildlife Sanctuary. Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge. Connecticut Warbler – Oporornis agilis. Adayaru Estuary. 10 Mar 2018. Least Sandpiper – Calidris minutilla. El Centenario Tidal Flats. 01 Jan 2018.

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2018 Australia Los Angeles Woodpeckers 100

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JUNE 2, 2018

Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge. Tuttle Marsh Wildlife Area. San Joaquin Wildlife Sanctuary. Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge. Connecticut Warbler – Oporornis agilis. Alligator River NWR–Wildlife Drive. Guerro Negro. 03 Feb 2018. Long-billed Dowitcher – Limnodromus scolopaceus. 01 Jan 2018.

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2018 Australia Los Angeles Albatross 100

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SEPTEMBER 1, 2018

Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge–East Pond. San Joaquin Wildlife Sanctuary. San Joaquin Wildlife Sanctuary. Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge–East Pond. Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge. Connecticut Warbler – Oporornis agilis. Tuttle Marsh Wildlife Area. Western Australia. 26 Aug 2018. 26 Aug 2018.

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2018 Australia Los Angeles Woodpeckers 100