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All Is Not Lost, Part II

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After investigating the area between the towns of Araró and Andocutín, I soldiered on to the equally-small town of Iramuco. Both species can theoretically breed in central Mexico, but in my experience are almost exclusively winter visitors. I had already seen a few Black-polled Yellowthroats along entirely new bodies of water.

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FL Animal Control Conducts Bizarre Experiment

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It was an "experiment" you see, even though they are just Animal Control, not a research facility. Clay County violated five federal animal welfare regulations in a in September 2008 experiment that involved putting a dog in a non-air-conditioned truck for an hour at midday, according to a U.S.

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The Gas Station Bird

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Both falconers and wildlife rehabilitators have to study, gain experience, and jump through various hoops in order to get their licenses. No guarantees, but in this case the agency had already given the owner a warning and was responsive and willing to investigate complaints. Banner photo by Ingrid Taylar.

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The Secret Perfume of Birds: Uncovering the Science of Avian Scent–A Book Review

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Going back to that assumption that birds don’t have a sense of smell, it can be traced to John James Audubon (of course), who performed several experiments with Turkey Vultures and concluded that the vultures used sight, not scent, to find food. 241) that contribute to a bird’s odor. It is also a bit misleading.

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For the Love of Trogons

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And no playback is required, as it readily investigates my whistled version of its call: I whistle short, flat bursts while mouthing “tyoo, tyoo, tyoo, tyoo…” (About the question of calling in territorial birds, I know this is considered a very bad habit in heavily birded areas of North America.

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Isolation, a.k.a. Business as Usual

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Before we got to our destination, I pulled the car over to investigate an almost deafening twittering. These irruptive visitors to T&T always are a pleasure to experience. We decided to leave the couple to sort their differences out in privacy and head into some nearby cocoa estates to see what was on offer.

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Twitching the Summer Tanager in Northern California

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He was not camera shy… and as I mentioned to one of the other photogs in attendance… many times I find that birds will come closer to investigate the clicking sound of the camera. I hope you enjoyed this photo gallery of my lifer male Summer Tanager as much as I enjoyed my twitching experience!