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Volunteers counted nearly 400,000 birds in a protected wilderness area along South Carolina's coast - ten times more than the previous year. But at a time when bird populations are declining nationwide, one expert is reluctant to make too much of the National Audubon Society's annual bird count last month. Numbers can fluctuate depending on the weather, how many volunteers take part and where they are watching from. "You just can't judge by one year what's going on. You have to look at trends over the years," said Ann Shahid, of Audubon South Carolina. Still, the 400,000 birds is the most counted at any time in the last 10 years at the ACE Basin, a 350,000-acre area of conserved land between Charleston and Beaufort. It is named for the three rivers that drain the basin - the Ashepoo, Combahee and Edisto. Volunteers saw everything from blackbirds, grackles and short-eared owls to black-bellied whistling ducks and yellow warblers. They also counted two breeding pairs of the rare whooping crane, a species that was all but wiped out 60 years ago by hunters. An estimated 260,000 of the birds counted last month were red-winged blackbirds. According to the Audubon Society, South Carolina has lost 75 percent of its red-winged blackbirds during the past 40 years. And while experts are not ready to make too much of this year's count, they say it shows the importance of preserving wilderness areas. link

Fantastic News!!
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"Linux is more than an OS, it's a state of mind."

We got birds,and plenty of em here. Ive seen birds here that Ive never seen before. I still love the humming birds the best.They come back every year,and by now,they arent afraid of us.
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That's great news.
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Women and cats will do as they please, and men and dogs should relax and get used to the idea. - Robert Heinlein

Does that mean Hunting season is open?
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You can't hold a liberal responsible for their words because it's character assassination.

Maybe this means the DDT is working its way out of the ecosystem. (DDT made birds egg shells soft and reduced the bird birth rate.)
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"Live in such a way that you would not be ashamed to sell your parrot to the town gossip." - Will Rogers

thanks sir GW

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Moon Puppy wrote:

Does that mean Hunting season is open?

I dont think so,but DEER hunting is open here. Dont anyone want a deer?? PLEASE????
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Dan wrote:

thanks sir GW

We just need to do what we can to keep the developer's greedy paws off these wilderness areas along our coast.
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