BLACK-BELLIED WHISTLING DUCK

Birding continues in the heat!!!

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March 27th 2021
Friday was another full day of birding, birding, birding. But we started in a most odd place – Brownsville Landfill! We were hoping to find 3 rare birds: the Crested Caracara, the Chihuahuan Raven, and the Tamilapas Crow. Sadly, we only found thousands of gulls and long-tailed grackles and the Crested Caracara – phew, not a complete waste. The man who checked us in (usually weighing the vehic ... read more

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Britain's American colonies broke with the mother country in 1776 and were recognized as the new nation of the United States of America following the Treaty of Paris in 1783. During the 19th and 20th centuries, 37 new states were added to the origina... ... read more