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What’s in a Name?

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Johann Georg Wagner has seven birds named after him, from a chachalaca to a woodpecker, but would he have found more if hadn’t accidentally shot himself while out collecting? Wagner wasn’t the only one to have died from gunshot wounds.

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An Open Letter to Outdoor/Feral Cat Supporters

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It’s so much easier to delete a picture than to end the life of a mortally wounded cat-caught bird, like this Downy Woodpecker … who is alive, but not for long. Outdoor/feral cat people: are you upset I posted these cat photos? How lucky you are that you can delete them with the push of a button.

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Pokemon and Birds at Maine Audubon

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Stay for the woodchucks, red-bellied woodpeckers, and snapping turtles.” Trails wove through stands of birch trees, skirted the edge of the water, and wound back through the meadows of swaying wildflowers. ” Pokemon Go, like most popular things, has generated quite a bit of controversy. Beautiful view of Maine forest.

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Birding Rockefeller State Park Preserve

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The trails that wound through woods and across meadows were wonderful and the lake, though small, is a beauty, and the entire park is just chock full of nice landscapes. Desi was happy to pick up rocks and sticks to hand to me and Daisy identified a Red-bellied Woodpecker by its coughing call.

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Wildlife Rehabilitator War Wounds

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I had a Pileated Woodpecker who used to jab at my hand whenever I needed to rewrap her bandages,” says Maureen Eiger, providing a perfect example of a single rehabber struggling to hold and wrap at the same time. But life is not perfect. “I

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Tribes and Birds of the Lower Omo Valley by Adam Riley

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They adorn their bodies with decorative scarification, a painful process of slicing into the skin and rubbing the wounds with charcoal. Other quality birds seen in the park that morning included the endemic Wattled Ibis, Banded Snake Eagle , migrant Pallid Harriers, Nubian Woodpecker and Brown Babbler.

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German Birding Blitz

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After the castle we wound our way through the Black Forest where we were able to watch a pair of Eurasian Three-toed Woodpeckers foraged a few feet in front of us. Now, I’ve read around on this site enough to know that your very own Corey believes a certain European woodpecker species is likely just a myth to frustrate Americans.