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Ravenswood Winery: Besieged (2014)

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For birders who know the importance of being in just the right habitat in finding a particular species, this isn’t at all an unfamiliar idea. Of course, habitats of all sorts attract wildlife. In 2014, the winery released Besieged, a blend of petite Syrah, Carignane, Zinfandel, Syrah, Alicante Bouschet, Barbera, and Mourvedre grapes.

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Best Bird of the Year 2014

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2014 has been a good year for us at 10,000 Birds. Larry starts us off right with an owl that makes birders drool: I was able to see and photograph many great birds in 2014 but my Best Bird of the Year would have to be the Great Gray Owl , the largest Strix in North America. That’s Redgannet’s BBOTY at the top of the post.

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Effects of Ocean Warming on Marine Wildlife [Scientific Publication from U Washington]

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The study also revealed that between 2014 and 2019, five massive die-off events occurred, surpassing the magnitude of previous events. The research highlights the significant impact of warming oceans on marine birds, emphasizing the need for conservation efforts to protect these species.

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Bird Litigation: Is the Golden-cheeked Warbler Still Endangered?

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Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) declared the Golden-cheeked Warbler “ endangered ” under the Endangered Species Act. In 2014, FWS completed a five-year status review , concluding that continuing urbanization and associated habitat destruction and fragmentation still threatened the warbler. United States Fish & Wildlife Serv.

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Bird Litigation: Sonoran Desert Bald Eagle

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Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit recently decided that the Sonoran Desert population of Bald Eagle is not a listable taxon under the Endangered Species Act. Under ESA, the term “species” actually has three categories: (1) species, (2) subspecies, and (3) distinct population segments (DPS). Jewell , 2014 U.S.

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Tricolored Blackbird in Trouble in California

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The Results of the 2014 Tricolored Blackbird Statewide Survey confirm that this species is in rapid decline. ” Blackbirds, among other species, are also killed every year for consuming sunflower seeds mostly in Minnesota and the Dakotas. .” Click on photos for full sized images. See Birdchick’s post here.

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The slaughter tourism trade in Serbia

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Turtle Doves have been declining in Europe since the 1970s, and in this century alone, the continent has lost 40% of its population of the species. Since this spring’s revision of the European Red List, the Turtle Dove is listed as a vulnerable species. Money and effort are being invested in that protection.

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