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Avian Science @avianscience2.bsky.social · 31/03/2026

AFOWOS2026 Registration Open Registration is open for the joint meeting with Wilson Ornithological Society and Association of Field Ornithologists, being held July 7–9, 2026, on the campus of Salve Regina University in beautiful Newport, Rhode Island! afowos2026.org/registration... #onithology🐦

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Avian Science @avianscience2.bsky.social · 24/03/2026

Temporal Not Foraging Factors Affect Reproductive Success for American Oystercatchers (Haematopus palliatus) on Two Barrier Islands in Virginia, U.S.A. 2026. L. A. Brown, K. Oliver, K. Holcomb, and E. Nol. Waterbirds 48(3), 1-14. doi.org/10.1675/063.... #ornithology🐦

Three American Oystercatchers foraging on beach.

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Avian Science @avianscience2.bsky.social · 24/03/2026

Brown-headed Cowbirds (Molothrus ater) alter songs across 50 years of Ohio urbanization. 2026. K. Ruscitelli and K. Provost. 2026. The Wilson Journal of Ornithology v 138, no. 1, pg. 134-148. doi.org/10.1080/1559... #ornithology🐦 #bioacoustics🦉

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Avian Science @avianscience2.bsky.social · 24/03/2026

Shorebird abundance, migration phenology, and invertebrate prey availability at a mid-continental stopover site in Kentucky, USA. 2026. J. M Carrolla, et al. THE WILSON JOURNAL OF ORNITHOLOGY v. 138, no. 1, 79–97 doi.org/10.1080/1559... #ornithology🐦

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Avian Science @avianscience2.bsky.social · 24/03/2026

Call rate and types of calls produced vary with flock movements in wild Pine Siskins (Spinus pinus). 2026. J. G. DeSimone, et al. THE WILSON JOURNAL OF ORNITHOLOGY v. 138, No. 1, 43–59 doi.org/10.1080/1559... #ornithology #bioacoustics

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Avian Science @avianscience2.bsky.social · 28/02/2026

Effects of spring weather on laying dates, clutch size, and nest survival of ground-nesting passerines in abandoned fields. 2022. Grudinskaya, V. S., et al. Avian Conservation and Ecology 17(2):8. doi.org/10.5751/ACE-... #ornithology🐦🪶 #conservationscience🌎

Baird's Sparrow (Centronyx bairdii)
Photo By/Credit Rick Bohn
Date Shot/Created 11/18/2021
USFWS Arrowwood NWR North Dakota

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Avian Science @avianscience2.bsky.social · 04/02/2026

Patterns of regional species richness and endemism in Indian birds: a biogeographical perspective. 2025. Daniels, RJR. Academia Biology 2025; 3. doi.org/10.20935/Aca... #ornithology 🐦

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Avian Science @avianscience2.bsky.social · 28/01/2026

Current Status and Trends of American Flamingo (Phoenicopterus ruber) in Cuba: Implications for Conservation and Management. 2025. Aguilar, S., et al. Waterbirds 48 (3), 1-14. doi.org/10.1675/063.... #ornithology🐦🪶 #conservationscience🌎

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Avian Science @avianscience2.bsky.social · 27/01/2026

Nest concealment reduces predation during the nestling stage of grassland birds in the Pampas. 2025. Colombo, M. A., and L. N. Segura. 2025. Avian Conservation and Ecology 20(2):8. doi.org/10.5751/ACE-... #ornithology🐦🪶

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Avian Science @avianscience2.bsky.social · 27/01/2026

Effects of imperfect detection on inferences from bird surveys. Rigby, E. A., and D. H. Johnson. 2025. Avian Conservation and Ecology 20(2):3. doi.org/10.5751/ACE-... #ornithology🪶🐦 #conservationscience🌎

Women doing bird survey in the short grass prairie of Montana.

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Avian Science @avianscience2.bsky.social · 27/01/2026

Automated telemetry reveals migratory movements and stopover timing of an endangered saltmarsh passerine. 2025. Benvenuti, B., A. D. Smith, C. S. Elphick, N. Ernst, A. I. Kovach, K. M. O'Brien, and N. Pau. 2025. Avian Conservation and Ecology 20(2):2. doi.org/10.5751/ #ornithology🐦 🪶

Picture Saltmarsh Sparrow (Ammospiza caudacuta)

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Avian Science @avianscience2.bsky.social · 12/10/2025

Shifts in breeding phenology for Cassin’s Sparrow (Peucaea cassinii) over four decades. 2025. Schnase, J. L., M. L. Carroll, P. M. Montesano, and V. A. Seamster. Journal of Field Ornithology 96(3):3. doi.org/10.5751/JFO-... #ornithology🐦 #evosky #conservationscience🌍 #climatecrisis

Cassin's Sparrow (Peucaea
cassinii)
Idaho Fish and Game

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Avian Science @avianscience2.bsky.social · 12/10/2025

Annual Moisture Levels Drive Population Dynamics Across the Breeding Range of a Declining Waterbird. A. E. Mckellar, S. A. Flemming, and A. C. Smith Waterbirds 48 (2), 1-14. (6 September 2025) doi.org/10.1675/063.... #ornithology🐦 #evosky #conservationscience🌍

Black Terns (Chlidonias niger)on nest, always a fan favorite,

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Avian Science @avianscience2.bsky.social · 12/10/2025

Shorebird Use of the Lower Colorado River Delta During Migration by T. D. Meehan, et al. Waterbirds 48 (2), 1-12. (4 September 2025) doi.org/10.1675/063....

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Avian Science @avianscience2.bsky.social · 23/06/2025

Avian Composition in Selected Wetlands Within the Hadejia-Jamaare River Basin, Nigeria. 2025. Hafiz Adam Abdullahi, et al. Waterbirds 48 (1), 1-9, (19 June 2025) doi.org/10.1675/063.... #ornithology🐦 #conservationscience🌍

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Avian Science @avianscience2.bsky.social · 04/06/2025

Keeping a watch on neighbors: social vigilance in Painted Stork (Mycteria leucocephala) nesting colonies. 2025. Ahmed, P., and A. J. Urfi. Journal of Field Ornithology 96(2):6. doi.org/10.5751/JFO-... #ornithology🐦

Iseebirds: The Painted Stork needs no painting!!

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Avian Science @avianscience2.bsky.social · 04/06/2025

An examination of iris color variation in Northern Saw-whet Owls (Aegolius acadicus) relative to sex and age. Young, K. E. et al. 2025. Journal of Field Ornithology 96(2):4. doi.org/10.5751/JFO-... #ornithology🐦

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Avian Science @avianscience2.bsky.social · 04/06/2025

Can Artificial Light Deter Nocturnal Predators at Common Tern Nesting Sites? An Experimental Study. 2025. W. E. Jackson, et al. Waterbirds 47 (4), 1-9, (21 February 2025) doi.org/10.1675/063....

Common and Forester's terns. Chicago Bird Alliance

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Avian Science @avianscience2.bsky.social · 17/05/2025

Prairie dog towns increase grassland bird diversity at the landscape scale. 2024. Alex J. Haun, R. Andrew Dreelin, Andy J. Boyce. The Wilson Journal of Ornithology 136 (2), 209-219, (26 June 2024) doi.org/10.1676/23-0... #ornithology🐦

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Avian Science @avianscience2.bsky.social · 14/05/2025

Sensitivity of North American grassland birds to weather and climate variability. 2024. S. B. M. Nelson, C. A. Ribic, N. D. Niemuth, J. Bernath-Plaisted, and B. Zuckerberg. Conservation Biology 38:1 e14143 doi.org/10.1111/cobi... #ornithology🐦 #climatechange #consetvationscience🌎

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Avian Science @avianscience2.bsky.social · 20/04/2025

The Current Status and Distribution of the Least Tern Breeding in the Gulf of California, México Thomas P. Ryan, et al. 2025. Waterbirds 47 (4), 1-17 (18 March 2025) doi.org/10.1675/063.... #ornithology🐦 #conservationscience🌍

Least Tern pair feeding chick. Photo by Ray Hennessy, Shutterstock
ABC's Bird Library ›Least Tern "Smallest Fisher" https://abcbirds.org/bird/least-tern/

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Avian Science @avianscience2.bsky.social · 20/04/2025

Effectiveness of stewardship and management strategies to conserve coastal bird populations in the northern Gulf of Mexico: a literature review. Fuller, J. L., et al. 2025. Journal of Field Ornithology 96(1):7. doi.org/10.5751/JFO-... #ornithology🐦 #conservationscience🌍

Gulf restoration National Audubon Society photo

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Avian Science @avianscience2.bsky.social · 17/03/2025

Using remote sensing to identify habitat for wintering Henslow's Sparrows (Centronyx henslowii). 2024. Sierra A. Moore, Abigail W. Dwire, Thomas J. Prebyl, Todd M. Schneider, Elizabeth A. Hunter. The Wilson Journal of Ornithology 136 (4). (6 Dec 2024) doi.org/10.1676/23-0... #ornithology🐦

Henslow's Sparrow (Ammodramus henslowii) taken at Michigan Wetland Management District, Schlee Waterfowl Protection Area.
Photo: Hudgins, Jim. USFWS

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Avian Science @avianscience2.bsky.social · 17/03/2025

Nest predation and daily survival rates of three Hawaiian endemic species. 2024. Works, A. J., L. Nietmann, T. Shimabukuro, K. Harmon, J. A. Botet Rodriguez, and M. R. Price. Journal of Field Ornithology 95(4):5. doi.org/10.5751/JFO-.... #ornithology🐦 #conservationscience🌍

ʻAlae ʻula (Hawaiian Common Gallinule Gallinula galeata sandvicensis). Photo by Keri Rouse

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Avian Science @avianscience2.bsky.social · 17/03/2025

Nest site selection of Dusky and Hammond’s flycatchers over an elevational gradient. Purcell, K. L. 2024. Journal of Field Ornithology 95(4):7. doi.org/10.5751/JFO-... #ornithology🐦 🪶

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Avian Science @avianscience2.bsky.social · 05/03/2025

Unmanned Aerial Vehicles Used to Assess Performance of Automated Detection and Audio Deterrent System for Reducing Wind-Turbine Collison Risk for Golden Eagles. 2025.J. P. Smith, et al. Journal of Raptor Research 59 (1), 1-21, (10 Jan 2025) doi.org/10.3356/jrr2... #ornithology🐦 #conservationscience🌍

Golden Eagle on Seedskadee NWR, Wyoming
Golden Eagle(Aquila chrysaetos)
Contact: mailto:nctcimages@fws.gov
Creator:Koerner, Tom, USFWS
USFWS Mountain-Prairie Region

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Avian Science @avianscience2.bsky.social · 05/03/2025

Long-Term Changes in Nesting Raptor Communities after Construction of Wind Power Projects J. W. Watson, S. P. Cherry, G. J. McNassar, R. P. Gerhardt, I. N. Keren. 2024. Journal of Raptor Research 59 (1), 1-14, (21 Nov 2024) doi.org/10.3356/jrr2... #ornithology🐦 #conservationscience🌍 #climatechange

Ferruginous Hawk (Buteo regalis)
U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service
https://www.fws.gov/species/ferruginous-hawk-buteo-regalis

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Avian Science @avianscience2.bsky.social · 05/03/2025

Use of alternate upland nesting habitat reduces brood parasitism in an endangered bird. Clark, K. B., and K. Ferree. 2025. Avian Conservation and Ecology 20(1):7. doi.org/10.5751/ACE-... #ornithology🐦 #conservationscience🌍

Least Bell's Vireo (Vireo bellii pusillus)
Contact: mailto:nctcimages@fws.gov
Creator: Peterson, B. Moose
US Fish and Wildlife Service
A Least Bell's Vireo brings food to her young nestled away in a well hidden nest.

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Avian Science @avianscience2.bsky.social · 05/03/2025

Population trends and vital rates for the American Oystercatcher (Haematopus palliatus pitanay) in Central Chile. 2025. Thomson, R. F., M. A. Vukasovic, I. N. Santander, and C. F. Estades. 2025. Journal of Field Ornithology 96(1):3. doi.org/10.5751/ JFO-00597-960103 #ornithology🐦 🪶

American Oystercatcher with chicks.
US National Park Service
Creator: Auburnxc
Copyright: CC: Attribution

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Avian Science @avianscience2.bsky.social · 20/02/2025

Grasslands in the Northern Prairie region support a diverse assemblage of migrant birds and facilitate fattening during migratory stopover. 2025. Amy C West, David L Swanson Ornithological Applications, Volume 127, Issue 1, 5 Feb 2025. doi.org/10.1093/orni... #ornithlogy🐦

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Avian Science @avianscience2.bsky.social · 19/02/2025

Breeding Ammospiza nelsoni (Nelson’s Sparrow) exploits both saltmarsh and hayfields in northern habitats. 2025. Kiirsti C Owen and others Ornithological Applications, Volume 127, Issue 1, 5 February 2025 doi.org/10.1093/orni... #ornithology🐦

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Avian Science @avianscience2.bsky.social · 08/02/2025

Nest predators and a possible distraction display of the Eurasian Wren (Troglodytes troglodytes). 2024. Yume Imada, Yudai Tanoue, Gen Morimoto The Wilson Journal of Ornithology 136 (4), 479-484, (6 Dec 2024) doi.org/10.1676/23-0... #ornithology🐦

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Avian Science @avianscience2.bsky.social · 23/01/2025

Below is a map by USGS documenting known cases; it was updated regularly. Please read, follow along carefully and take precautions to protect birds as migration begins in the southern areas. There is no transmission human to human, yet. #ornithology🐦 #conservationscience🌍 2/3

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Avian Science @avianscience2.bsky.social · 19/01/2025

Assessing Shorebirds Passage and Wintering on the West Coast of Peninsular Malaysia. 2024. Mohd Ros Effendi, Nur Munira Azman, Mohd Nasir Azizan, Wan Juliana Wan Ahmad, Mohammad Saiful Mansor Waterbirds 47 (3), 1-10, (28 Dec 2024) doi.org/10.1675/063.... #ornithology🐦

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Avian Science @avianscience2.bsky.social · 19/01/2025

Population estimates and land cover use of wintering Mountain Plovers in Texas. 2025. J. E. Lyons, B. Andres, K. L. Stone, A. K. Pierce, and K. Kruse. 2025. Journal of Field Ornithology 96(1):1. doi.org/10.5751/JFO-... #ORNITHOLOGY🐦

Mountain Plover
US FISH AND WILDLIFE SERVICE

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Avian Science @avianscience2.bsky.social · 10/01/2025

Breeding habitat loss linked to declines in Rufous Hummingbirds. 2024. K. M. Jefferys, M. G. Betts, W. D. Robinson, et al. 2024. Avian Conservation and Ecology 19(2):2. doi.org/10.5751/ACE-... #ornithology🐦 #conservationscience🌍

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Avian Science @avianscience2.bsky.social · 10/01/2025

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Avian Science @avianscience2.bsky.social · 04/01/2025

Tongue-Fluttering by Snowy Egrets (Egretta thula) Foraging in a Tidal Estuary. 2024. Ian C. T. Nisbet Waterbirds 47 (3), 1-5, (28 Dec 2024) doi.org/10.1675/063.... #ornithology🐦

Snowy Egret (Egretta thula) on the Wildlife Drive at Edwin B. Forsythe NWR.
Creator: Burns, Chelsi, USFWS

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Avian Science @avianscience2.bsky.social · 03/01/2025

High post-fledging survival and site persistence using mark-resight methodology for Oregon Vesper Sparrows in the Willamette Valley, Oregon. Altman, B., J. Geier, and S. M. Rockwell. 2024. Avian Conservation and Ecology 19(2):8. doi.org/10.5751/ACE-... #ornithology🐦

Range-wide Oregon Vesper Sparrow Project

Oregon Vesper Sparrow (Pooecetes gramineus affinis), one of four subspecies.

Klamath Bird Observatory

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Avian Science @avianscience2.bsky.social · 02/01/2025

Non-Breeding Shorebird Ecology and Behavior on a Habitat Mosaic in Southeastern U.S. 2024. Ellen G. Jamieson, Felicia Sanders, Erica Nol Waterbirds 47:3, 1-16, (28 Dec. 2024) doi.org/10.1675/063.... #ornithology🐦

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Avian Science @avianscience2.bsky.social · 02/01/2025

Avian body size changes and climate change: warming or increasing variability? Jan. 2012. R. E. Goodman, G. Lebuhn, N. E. Seavy, T. Gardali, J. D. Bluso-Demers. Global Change Biology. V. 18: 1. doi.org/10.1111/j.13... #ornithology🐦 #conservationscience🌍 #climatechange

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Avian Science @avianscience2.bsky.social · 26/12/2024

Subtle, But Perceptible, Sexual Dichromatism and Disassortative Mating Based on Plumage Reflectance in Black Terns (Chlidonias niger) Daniel T. Baldassarre, Kristina M. Davis, David A. Shealer Waterbirds 47 (1), 1-9, (2 August 2024) doi.org/10.1675/063.... #ornithology🐦Black

Black Terns on nest. American Bird Conservancy, Shutterstock. BMJ

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Avian Science @avianscience2.bsky.social · 26/12/2024

Nest site selection of Dusky and Hammond’s flycatchers over an elevational gradient. K. L. Purcell. 2024. Journal of Field Ornithology 95(4):7. doi.org/10.5751/JFO-... #ornithology🐦 🪶

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Avian Science @avianscience2.bsky.social · 20/12/2024

Influence of boreal forest disturbance and conspecific attraction on the Canada Warbler (Cardellina canadensis) habitat choices during the breeding season. V. J. Cupiche-Herrera, B. E. McLaren, and A. R. Westwood. 2024. Avian Conservation and Ecology 19(2):26. doi.org/10.5751/ #ornithology🐦

Canada Warbler (photo credit: Ryan Brady, Wisconsin DNR)

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Avian Science @avianscience2.bsky.social · 20/12/2024

Larger male Yellow Warblers (Setophaga petechia) occupy smaller home ranges over winter in natural and agricultural sites in western Mexico. S. O. Valdez Juarez, D. J. Green, and E. A. Krebs. 2024. J. of Field Ornithology 95(4):4. doi.org/10.5751/ #ornithology🐦

Male Yellow Warbler in flowering apple tree at Trustom Pond National Wildlife Refuge, RI.
Creator: Tetzner, Tom (USFWS)

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Avian Science @avianscience2.bsky.social · 18/12/2024

Odor swamping did not deter mammalian predators from depredating shorebird nests on beaches. DeFelice, N. D., M. M. Durkin, P. Paton, and B. D. Gerber. 2024. Journal of Field Ornithology 95(4):6. doi.org/10.5751/JFO-... #ornithology🐦 #conservationscience🌍

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Avian Science @avianscience2.bsky.social · 18/12/2024

Systematic Review of Migratory Shorebirds Carnivorous Diet in Their Non-Breeding Period in the Americas. Jenny A. Angarita-Báez, Caio J. Carlos Waterbirds 47 (2), 1-16, (22 October 2024) doi.org/10.1675/063.... #ornithology🐦 #Waders #shorebirds

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Avian Science @avianscience2.bsky.social · 15/12/2024

Palacio, R. D. 2024. Implications of pasture improvement for bird conservation in the high plains of the Colombian Llanos. Avian Conservation and Ecology 19(2):25. doi.org/10.5751/ACE-... #ornithology🐦 #conservationscence🌍

The Llanos Orientales: Colombia’s Magical Diamond in the Rough

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Avian Science @avianscience2.bsky.social · 15/12/2024

Little Gulls (Hydrocoloeus minutus) in the Hudson Bay Lowlands, Northern Ontario, Canada 1973–2021 Christian Friis, D. V. Chip Weseloh, Kenneth F. Abraham Waterbirds 47 (2), 1-11, (11 October 2024) doi.org/10.1675/063.... #ornithology🐦 #seabirds

The Little Gull (Hydrocoloeus minutus), is a species of gull belonging to the family Laridae which is mainly found in the Palearctic with some colonies in North America. Photo: iNaturalist

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Avian Science @avianscience2.bsky.social · 03/12/2024

A Forty-year Comparison of the Breeding Avifauna in Grand Teton National Park, Wyoming. S. L. Jones. 2008.The American Midland Naturalist 159(1), 172-189, (1 Jan 2008). doi.org/10.1674/0003... #ornithology🐦

Oxbow Bend, Grand Teton NP. Photo NPS.gov

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