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Harris’s Sparrow, Eh?

10,000 Birds

This big, chunky sparrow is one of Canada’s few endemic breeders (Wikipedia says the only one, but I trust Cornell more.) Exotic and mysterious — its nest wasn’t documented for science until the 1930s — but still, a sparrow. So, let’s talk more about the Harris’s Sparrow.

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Humane Society Exposes Petland Practices

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It has about 140 stores nationwide that sell puppies that supposedly come from "good" breeders (are any breeders good? Some of the breeders were found with sick or dead dogs in their cages. but that's another post.) Not so, says the Humane Society. Among the investigation findings.

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The Beautiful and Colorful Mourning Dove

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The Mourning Dove is a prolific breeder. Because ingestion of spent lead shot has been documented to cause acute health problems in wildlife (most notably death), use of lead shot has been increasingly restricted over the past few decades. She found the nest under the windshield wiper of her vehicle that was parked in her garage.

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Dog Whisperer and Philly Undercover Premiere Jan 7, 2012

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Just moments after they document a critical meeting between the suspect and a known dog breeder, a neighborhood “scout” marks their vehicle, forcing them to quickly flee the scene. Video: Busting Breeders. Meanwhile, Officers Nicole Wilson and Jason Martinez stake out a convicted dogfighter with a long criminal history.

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Urban Ornithology: 150 Years of Birds in New York City–A Book Review

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So, Yellow Rail is included (2 dead birds and one live one are documented for the study area), but Ash-throated Flycatcher, a vagrant found in areas nearby as well as in Queens, Brooklyn, Manhattan, and Long Island, but not in the study area, is not. . Eaton, and John Kuerzi.

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Birding Nonggang, Guangxi, China – part 2

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Apparently, he was the first documented person to reach the peak of Mount Kinabalu. Rufous-faced Warbler Rufous-capped Babbler Pin-striped Tit-babbler Chestnut-crowned Warbler Puff-throated Bulbuls are cooperative breeders, but somewhat strangely, the number of helpers does not really affect the survival chances of the chicks ( source ).

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The Falcon Thief: A Book Review

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He interviews breeders about rumors of raptor trafficking and egg smuggling, activities that have supposedly been stopped. These are interesting, even provocative worlds. But, it is the sections about Lendrum that crackle with the tension of truth that is weirder than fiction. And, it’s here where that story ends.

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