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What to Do at High Island When the Winds are South

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Bolivar Flats Shorebird Sanctuary was an amazing and unexpected treat, but that’s because I failed to do my research. Eagle-eyed Pat spotted a Lesser Black-backed Gull in nonbreeding plumage and other birders that week noted a Thayer’s Gull (which we may have seen too–I mean, who expects Iceland Gull in April?).

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The Kirtland’s Warbler: The Story of a Bird’s Fight Against Extinction and the People Who Saved It: A Book Review

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Once a body of research was established and the bird was declared endangered, it took many more years of experimentation, political maneuvering, conflicts with the National Guard, and some tragic fires to establish what is now acclaimed as a model conservation project. Now there are volunteer guides, tours and a local festival.

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Collaborative List – August 2017

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Eastern Egg Rock. Eastern Egg Rock. Iceland Gull – Larus glaucoides. Eastern Egg Rock. Forestry Research Institute of Malaysia. Forestry Research Institute of Malaysia. Gulf of Nicoya (Puntarenas/Paquera ferry). 28 Jun 2017. Common Murre – Uria aalge. 28 May 2017. Razorbill – Alca torda.

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Collaborative List – October 2018

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Jamaica Bay, Big Egg Marsh. Jamaica Bay, Big Egg Marsh. Jamaica Bay, Big Egg Marsh. Jamaica Bay, Big Egg Marsh. Iceland Gull – Larus glaucoides. Hopland Research and Extension Center (restricted access). Hopland Research and Extension Center (restricted access). Jamaica Bay, Big Egg Marsh.

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Collaborative list – September 2018

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Jamaica Bay, Big Egg Marsh. Jamaica Bay, Big Egg Marsh. Jamaica Bay, Big Egg Marsh. Jamaica Bay, Big Egg Marsh. Iceland Gull – Larus glaucoides. Hopland Research and Extension Center (restricted access). Hopland Research and Extension Center (restricted access). Jamaica Bay, Big Egg Marsh.

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Collaborative List – July 2018

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Jamaica Bay, Big Egg Marsh. Jamaica Bay, Big Egg Marsh. Jamaica Bay, Big Egg Marsh. Jamaica Bay, Big Egg Marsh. Iceland Gull – Larus glaucoides. Hopland Research and Extension Center (restricted access). Hopland Research and Extension Center (restricted access). Jamaica Bay, Big Egg Marsh.

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Collaborative List – May 2018

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Jamaica Bay, Big Egg Marsh. Hopland Research and Extension Center (restricted access). Jamaica Bay, Big Egg Marsh. Iceland Gull – Larus glaucoides. Hopland Research and Extension Center (restricted access). Hopland Research and Extension Center (restricted access). Stormwater Treatment Area 5/6.

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