A falcon that took to bridges after the cliffs failed
Peregrine recovery in Virginia involved deliberate relocation, and several pairs now nest on bridges rather than the cliffs the programme intended.
Birds
A flyway runs through the whole state
Raptors, shorebirds, and the woodpecker that needs fire.
The coast funnels migration into a strip narrow enough to count from one place.
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Birds
The Atlantic flyway concentrates over a narrow coast
Migration funnels along the coast, and the barrier islands are the pinch point where the numbers become countable.
A woodpecker that requires fire to keep its habitat
The red-cockaded woodpecker nests in living pines kept open by fire, so its conservation is a burning programme before it is anything else.
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1 placeBack Bay — lit against the other places named across this site.
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All sections- The Atlantic flyway concentrates over a narrow coastMigration funnels along the coast, and the barrier islands are the pinch point where the numbers become countable.
- A falcon that took to bridges after the cliffs failedPeregrine recovery in Virginia involved deliberate relocation, and several pairs now nest on bridges rather than the cliffs the programme intended.
- A woodpecker that requires fire to keep its habitatThe red-cockaded woodpecker nests in living pines kept open by fire, so its conservation is a burning programme before it is anything else.