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Second Atlas of Breeding Birds in Pennsylvania: A Review by an Atlas Novice

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A breeding bird atlas is a special kind of book. For the nature lovers and birders who participate in breeding bird surveys, the atlas represents hours, often hundreds of hours, of volunteer time spent within a community of citizen scientists doing what they love, observing birds. So, what exactly does a breeding bird atlas contain?

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The Wryneck: Biology, Behaviour, Conservation and Symbolism of Jynx torquilla: A Book Review

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” But Gorman points out that we really don’t know much about the species outside of Europe and that the usual explanations for population decline–loss of habitat, trapping, climate change–don’t explain startling changes predating these trends, such as their extirpation as breeding birds in Great Britain.

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Endangered Species Act: Potential Downlisting for Hawaiian Goose (nene)

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Specifically, the notice summarizes the long history of Hawaiian Goose conservation, including written recovery plans in 1983 and 2004 , implementation of those plans, and research, including a population viability analysis. Populations on Kauai, Maui, and Hawaii are stable or increasing, while the population on Molokai is fluctuating.