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Bird of the Week: Black-bellied Whistling Duck
Black-bellied Whistling Duck Dendrocygna autumnalis Content and photos by James Giroux The Black-bellied Whistling Duck is truly an “odd duck” when compared with other North American ducks. Other than its cousin (the Fulvous Whistling Duck) it is the only non-sexually dimorphic duck in the U.S.. In other words, there is
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Bird of the Week: Bonaparte’s Gull
Bonaparte’s Gull Chroicocephalus philadelphia Compiled by Niyati Acharya The species is named after Charles Lucien Bonaparte, a French ornithologist and nephew to the former French emperor Napoleon Bonaparte, who spent eight years in America contributing to the understanding of the taxonomy and nomenclature of birds there and elsewhere. The Bonaparte’s gull
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Bird of the Week: Chestnut-collared Longspur
Photo Credit: Chestnut-collared Longspur (Calcarius ornatus) – David M. Bell Chestnut-collared Longspur Calcarius ornatus Compiled by Lindsey Hernandez Sources include: Cornell Lab of Orinthology, USGS, Audubon Society. Each year, the Chestnut-collared Longspur passes through Central Texas during its winter stay in the southern Great Plains. The small grassland bird can be spotted
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750 New Trees Planted at Blair Woods!
November marked one of the most ambitious planting efforts Blair Woods has seen in years. Thanks to TreeFolks’ Ready, Set, Plant event, a dedicated group of volunteers planted over 750 native plants in just five hours. This added an incredible diversity of new trees and shrubs to a once-lackluster section
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