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Thought To Be Extinct For 100 Years

10,000 Birds

A Guan was collected in 1876 in a mangrove forest near the border between Peru and Ecuador. A large and striking bird like this would be hard to neglect in a museum collection. Guans have also been introduced in the Laquipampa Wildlife Refuge. This flock is composed of about 54 birds including nine breeding pair.

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The plovers of Estero Lagoon, Florida

10,000 Birds

I am often guilty of neglecting “place&# when birding. What events transpire miles away that make a certain destination attractive to birds and wildlife in one way or another? Why is a particular destination better than the next for certain birds? These are questions that I feel we as birders need to ask ourselves more often.

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