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The “Rufa” Red Knot is now protected under the Endangered Species Act

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For example, in the Delaware Bay, warming coastal waters can cause horseshoe crabs to lay their eggs earlier than normal; conversely, more intense and frequent coastal storms can cause late spawning. In both cases, knots, which feed on the crabs’ eggs, can miss their peak refueling opportunity. Birds in Delaware Bay.

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The Skimmers Have Returned to Navarre Bridge

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Linking the mainland of the Florida Panhandle to the barrier island of Navarre Beach, half the bridge structure slopes to the water as sandy edges and sea wall. Cars whiz past the nesting sites, mere feet from where the seabirds incubate their eggs and where their chicks will inevitably explore.

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Shorebird Nesting Season

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The magnificent, adorable, and dangerous breeding season for both shorebirds and seabirds along the Florida Panhandle. It’s during these months when I cringe anytime there’s a dog on the beach (though usually dogs aren’t allowed at all), for fear it might go after a fuzzy chick or adult sitting on eggs.

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Snowy Plover Chicks on Okaloosa Island

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I have seen dozens of Snowy Plovers and other shorebirds along the Emerald Coast of Florida, but until last week I had never seen their chicks! If we had been predators, their actions would have (hopefully) led us away from the nest, keeping their eggs and chicks safe. While not as adorable as chicks, I still love to see bird eggs!

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The Return of the Nesting Skimmers and Terns

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Least Tern watching over its egg. From where I stood I spotted my very first Least Tern egg of the year, smooth and camouflaged near one of its parents. The Black Skimmers also lay on their stomachs, but I didn’t see their eggs on this trip.

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How To (And Not To) Transport Wild Birds

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The finders of an adult Barred Owl brought to Kathryn Dudeck in Georgia thought he had a wing fracture, so they wrapped the entire bird in the plastic protective wrap used by landscape companies and taped it up. ” “A nestling American Robin in a bucket of water,” wrote Jane Neville, now in Florida. By a lawyer.”

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Hornbills of Sabah

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Fortunately, Singapore is not Florida, where Mr. DeSantis would probably have the two birds described in a paper culled (though the paper talks about “aberrant” behavior, which is a phrase Mr. DeSantis would probably feel comfortable with). They have been found nesting in two of these boxes, producing five chicks in three years ( source ).