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Count Your Chickens (In the Florida Keys)

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But as of right now there is nowhere in the United States where a birder can see a chicken and count it on his or her list despite the fact that there is a well established and long lasting Feral Chicken population in the Florida Keys. It is time for the Florida Ornithological Society to allow for the counting of Feral Chickens.

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Best Bird of the Weekend (Second of January 2020)

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My business trip to Florida to host the Tests and the Rest Winter Conference 2020 was more than just a professional success. January in Florida always delivers on tasty birds.

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Save the Painted Bunting, y’all: Keep wonder alive

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There are two Painted Bunting populations, one that breeds along the Atlantic Coast from North Carolina to Florida and one that breeds in the interior United States and northern Mexico from southeastern New Mexico to western Mississippi. Here’s what we knew about the Painted Bunting up until about 2010: 1.

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Tri-colored Egret or Snowy Heron?

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On a recent filming trip to Emeralda Marsh in Lake County Florida we managed to film and photograph a suspected hybrid between a Tricolored Heron and a Snowy Egret. As early as 1954 a suspected Little Blue Heron/Snowy Egret hybrid was reported from Florida. Hybrids between separate species are rare.

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I and the Bird #147: IATB SAT

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As the owner of what has been called ( by me ) western New York’s leading test prep organization , I have to meticulously analyze every aspect of these crucial college entrance exams. Consequently, I give you the IATB SAT … The SAT undoubtedly deserves the title of America’s most terrifying test.

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New Beat Writers on Thursday Mornings

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Trained as Wildlife Biologist at the University of Florida, he moved south to the central part of the State and settled in sunny Vero Beach. He now divides his time between South Florida and the tropics where he spends a fair amount of time. He grew up alongside Peruvian Meadowlarks and Marvelous Spatuletails in his native Peru.

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An agreement in principle on new rules for animal testing has been reached by the European Union; *Ten laboratory chimpanzees retire to a Florida sanctuary; *A Spanish province begins a discussion on banning bullfights; *A record number of manatee deaths are recorded in the State of Florida; *The last known dancing bear is rescued in India.

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