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Got wood-warbler questions?
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Warbler Guy, How do I know if my California bird sightings are rare ones? Are species of special concern in California present in a book?
Sherry, feel free to see: http://www.dfg.ca.gov/wildlife/nongame/ssc/birds.html Here, you’ll see the publication whose cover is shown below. It’s an excellent resource to read analysis of the status of California’s at-risk birds using the latest data to describe current populations, ranges, and threats. Species highlighted in this 450-page book include seabirds, raptors, shorebirds, waterfowl, and perching birds, all…
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Warbler Guy, How do I know if my California bird sightings are rare ones? Are species of special concern in a book?
Sherry, feel free to see: http://www.dfg.ca.gov/wildlife/nongame/ssc/birds.html Here, you’ll see the publication whose cover is shown below. It’s an excellent resource to read analysis of the status of California’s at-risk birds using the latest data to describe current populations, ranges, and threats. Species highlighted in this 450-page book include seabirds, raptors, shorebirds, waterfowl, and perching birds, all…
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Warbler Guy, where are the most different kinds of warblers found? How many types or species of warblers exist? Are all warblers migratory or do some stay “close to home”…?
New World wood-warblers {that are not closely related to the various Old World warblers in the Eastern Hemisphere (e.g., Europe, Asia)} are often identified to number as 112-115 species, occurring among 24-26 genera. The centers (or “epicenters”) of their breeding areas occur in eastern North America, the West Indies, Mexico and Central America, and Andean…