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MARCH 9, 2019

A study conducted at Sultanpur (Abdul Jamil Urfi, Thangarasu Meganathan and Abdul Kalam) between 2003 and 2005 noted that the the clutch size was bigger in early nests. It was thought that later nests with smaller clutches were either replacement clutches from a failed nest or from low-quality breeders.

2003 113

2003 India Eggs Breeders 113

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JULY 23, 2014

In the mid-1970s, a local breeder was burglarized and a few of his birds escaped, after which the breeder released his remaining stock of about 50 birds 1. This first map is data from 2002 through 2003. Like most dove species, Eurasian Collared-Doves are prolific breeders. Click on photos for full sized images.

Breeders 178

Breeders 2002 North America Bahamas 178

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FEBRUARY 27, 2013

Cook’s Petrel ( Pterodroma cookii ) is another range-restricted breeder that nests on Little Barrier Island. The species was lost for over a hundred years before being rediscovered in 2003. This week it emerged that the island is important for another rare New Zealand bird, the critically endangered New Zealand Petrel.

New Zealand 142

New Zealand Rats Cooking 2003 142

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AUGUST 1, 2023

This is an introductory guide, as are all the guides in the ABA series, and it is an excellent one. © 2023 by Chris Earley and Scott & Nix, Inc., Bohemian Waxwing, p. 206, photo by Brian E. 2012), and (4) Waterfowl of Eastern North America, 2nd ed. 2020, all also published by Firefly); children’s books and books on bird feeding.

North America 207

North America Birds Owls America 207

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MARCH 14, 2022

South Africa is their steward and have been declared Special Nature Reserves under the South African Environmental Management: Protected Areas Act in 2003, which restricts activities on the islands to research and conservation management. The marine protected area status was designated in 2013.

South Africa 263

South Africa Mice Albatross Africa 263

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JANUARY 3, 2015

Many of these potential breeders though will not nest. This happened in 2003 when 73 birds died from Avian Botulism. Young Black-faced Spoonbills have only a small amount of black facial skin, light colouring on their bills and show black at the tips of their primaries. Perhaps they also have trouble telling who’s which.

Taiwan 224

Taiwan North Korea Vietnam 2003 224

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MARCH 15, 2011

In the case of Acorn Woodpeckers, they are cooperative breeders (as with many other polygynandrous species), which seems to predispose species to polygynandry. Alpine Accentors, on the other hand, are not cooperative breeders and females typically have very little to do with each other.

2011 208

2011 Breeders Breeding Deer 208