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Good news for the Wood Stork

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Fish and Wildlife Service is down-listing the wood stork from endangered to threatened under the Endangered Species Act (ESA). The wood stork was listed as endangered in 1984, because the Florida population was dropping at an approximate rate of 5 percent per year. Wood storks primarily breed in Central and South Florida.

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My eBird 10th Anniversary

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Birding trips to Florida , New Mexico , and Texas are obvious too. A pelagic out of Hatteras, North Carolina , the Biggest Week in American Birding in Ohio , and trip to Puerto Rico stand out as well. Texas and Florida round out the Top 5. Moreover, it contributes to science (and economics ) and the price is right.