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Finding a Cackling Goose

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A Cackling Goose is a very small Canada Goose , or, at least, it used to be. In 2004, in a long anticipated decision, the American Ornithologists’ Union decided that the tiniest types of the Canada Goose were actually a completely separate species – the Cackling Goose , Branta hutchinsii. What is a Cackling Goose ?

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Calgary Zoo in Big Trouble

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For example, there was a higher-than expected number of bats passing away each year between 2004 and 2008, but the zoo didn’t do anything to decide why. Tags: zoos calgary canada animal abuse. The audit, created a picture of aging, crumbling institutions and outlined vital communication problems between staff and managers.

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

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Data collection for the Second Breeding Bird Atlas Project of Pennsylvania took place from 2004 through 2009, roughly twenty years after the first official atlas project, 1983 through 1989. It involved 83 regional coordinators directing over 2,000 volunteers, who made more than 77,500 visits to 4,937 Atlas blocks across the state.

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15 Years: Things Will Never Be The Same

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Not only is it a very impressive citizen science project that manages to marshal the legions of birders around Canada and the U.S., Yellow-billed Magpie populations took a big hit when the West Nile Virus reached California’s Central Valley in 2004. I think it is difficult to deny, however, that eBird is a very good thing.

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American Trash Bird

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” Among American waterfowl, the Canada Goose is the least loved, especially by golfers. I first wrote about American Trash Birds in April 2004, but my feelings on the topic have somewhat matured. ). Although Mute Swan are just as threatening to other birds in their environment, they are just too beautiful to be reviled.

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Do Birds Feel Love?

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No human can divine what a mated pair of geese or eagles may feel for one another, but stories abound of birds,especially Canada Geese , who spurned all offers from members of the opposite sex for years after a mate was killed. The real test of hummingbird bonds came in 2004. Would they return?

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Collaborative List – October 2018

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Canada Warbler – Cardellina canadensis. Canada Jay – Perisoreus canadensis. Canada Goose – Branta canadensis. Tualatin River NWR. 04 May 2018. Yellow-billed Cuckoo – Coccyzus americanus. Central Park. 04 May 2018. Blackpoll Warbler – Setophaga striata. Central Park. 04 May 2018. Central Park.

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