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Honduras Trip Winner Has Blogged His Trip

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He lives in Forest Hills with Daisy, their son, Desmond Shearwater, and their two indoor cats, Hunter and B.B. You can read part one , part two , and part three of Mark’s adventure on Birds and Kids (and other stuff). Share Your Thoughts « Where Are You Birding This First Weekend of March 2011? The proposal from U.S.

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Stop the Tennessee Sandhill Crane Hunt! (Again)

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While many worked on the issue, we here at 10,000 Birds like to believe that Julie Zickefoose’s heartfelt and powerfully written blog post here on 10,000 Birds in October of 2010 had a lot to do with the tabling. The initiative for this hunt comes from a small group of hunters. And tell ‘em 10,000 Birds sent you!

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The Great Bustard Search is On (1)

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What remains of their range is currently protected as the Pastures of Great Bustard Special Nature Reserve, but in the last several years there are only a dozen birds left, and only one adult male among them. Bustards are very susceptible to any kind of disturbance and, naturally, hunters like to shoot. Lots of it.

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Birding Shanghai in February 2022

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If you think it is rather pretentious to start a birding blog post with a Kafka story, I fully agree with you. Meanwhile, on Chongming island, I rescued a Northern Shoveler which got caught in one of these evil, almost invisible strings that the farmers use to protect their fields from hungry birds. Did the bird thank me? Did it f*ck.

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Linda Hufford: A Rehabber Comments on “Collecting” Rare Birds

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This week’s guest blog was written by Linda Hufford, who has been a wildlife rehabilitator specializing in raptors for over twenty years. Researcher” is a term that should differ greatly from the term “trophy hunter.” She runs Birds of Texas Rehabilitation Center in Austin County, Texas.

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Nine-legged Plover?

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A Fascinating Blog Post Three Brave Boys Save Secretary Bird Black-backed Woodpecker to Get Protection in California? He lives in Forest Hills with Daisy, their son, Desmond Shearwater, and their two indoor cats, Hunter and B.B. These Blasts From The Past Nature Carnivals Now and Later Why are Birds So Important to People?

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Carnival of the Blue XLV

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These Blasts From The Past 2 Book Giveaway Given Away Least Terns Doing Well in Oklahoma Honduras Trip Winner Has Blogged His Trip Should Subsistence Bird Hunters in Alaska Buy Duck Stamps? The proposal from U.S. Fish & Wildlife comes in response to a lawsuit brought by the Center for Biological Diversity.

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