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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. You can see the two disjunct populations mapped in this animated occurrence model from eBird.

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Drones: The Next Thing Birders Will Be Arguing About

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I work part-time for the Mississippi National River and Recreation Area and here are some stunning views of our very urban park along the Mississippi River through the Twin Cities in Minnesota: This video is not only remarkable for the views, but also the places they take the small drone–behind waterfalls, are you kidding me?

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Dead Sea Turtles Near Oil Spill Site

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According to this article, "at least 25 sea turtles have washed up dead on Mississippi beaches over the past few days, according to multiple media reports. So far, there is no evidence that the oil spill killed the turtles, but tests are ongoing." The web page also has a video.

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Dead Marine Animals Showing Up Along Gulf Coast

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Seems odd, although officials with the Mississippi Department of Environmental Quality said that fish they've tested have not been killed by oil, but a lack of oxygen in the water. But why did 60 dead endangered turtles wash up over three weeks? And what about the dead dolphin?

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Student Researcher Says "Hooray for Animal Research"

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This kid is a biochem major at the University of Southern Mississippi. Freeman says that the most difficult thing he has encountered so far in his research comes not from the lab, but from people’s attitudes about animal testing. He's helping to investigate possible drug cures for obesity. Listen to this. Does it benefit the animals?

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How to bird by kayak

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In order to understand the nature of the river, which created my experiences and advice such as they are, think of the lower Mississippi.). The phone that claims to be rain resistant, but are you resistant to test that claim? The trick is, no hull does everything you want and improving one variable means loosing another.

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Buff-breasted Sandpiper Overload (and Other Fall Birding Highlights in Costa Rica)

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On the raptor front, whirling flocks of Mississippi Kites , and massive groups of Broad-winged Hawks are passing through, and Ospreys are patrolling the beaches. They share the skies with a constant stream of swallows and Chimney Swifts during the day while thousands of Common Nighthawks move through the dark of the night.