Category: Birdwatching

Marsh Migration: Restoring Habitat Connectivity

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This YouTube video was produced by The Cornell Lab of Ornithology.

Along the South Atlantic Coast of the United States, seas are rising at accelerating rates and salt marsh ecosystems cannot keep pace without a pathway to higher ground. The South Atlantic Salt Marsh Initiative (SASMI) has created a regional plan that is the pathway to the protection, restoration and migration of salt marsh.

In Restoring Habitat Connectivity, see on the ground efforts taking place in coastal Florida – once ditched and dying marshes are seeing restored tidal flow and successful connection to already protected uplands. This is the

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Marsh Migration: Adaptation in Local Communities

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This YouTube video was produced by The Cornell Lab of Ornithology.

Along the South Atlantic Coast of the United States, seas are rising at accelerating rates and salt marsh ecosystems cannot keep pace without a pathway to higher ground. The South Atlantic Salt Marsh Initiative (SASMI) has created a regional plan that is the pathway to the protection, restoration and migration of salt marsh.

In Adaptation in Local Communities, see how local communities are adapting and working to restore and prepare for the changes that will come with rising seas and a migrating marsh. This is the last video

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Purple Quail-Dove: Endangered Earth Dove

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This YouTube video was produced by the American Bird Conservancy.

The shy, stunning Purple Quail-Dove belongs to a larger family that includes familiar species such as the widespread Mourning Dove and Rock Pigeon. It was once considered a subspecies of the Sapphire Quail-Dove, a close relative found in southern Colombia, eastern Ecuador and Peru, and western Brazil. The Purple Quail-Dove was split into a separate species in 2010 based on differences in its plumage and song.

This bird’s genus name, Geotrygon, is derived from the Greek words for “earth” and “dove,” and refers to its ground-dwelling habits. Its species name,

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