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Flight Paths: A Book Review Written During Migration

10,000 Birds

Flight Paths traces the history of migratory research in nine chapters, starting with the earliest attempts to track birds, bird banding/ringing (which she traces back to Audubon), and ending with ‘community science’ projects such as Breeding Bird Surveys and eBird. Geological Survey.

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Hamsters Celebrate 70 Years in the US

Critter News

Prior to the 1970s, virtually all were descended from one breeding pair. Now, one million hamsters are kept as pets, an increase of 41 percent since 2001. Tags: hamsters. This includes the two sitting on the shelf in our house!)

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Lewis's Woodpecker in New York State

10,000 Birds

In fact, the bird is the fifth recorded in the history of the state,* and the first spotted in the Empire State since 2001. Here’s hoping this bird makes it back to its home turf to breed and comes back to spend another winter in New York State! It made it through the rough winter and is still coming around to the feeders.

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