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JULY 1, 2018

This year is the eighteenth year since we discovered our first Pied Oystercatcher nest on Cable Beach in Broome and it didn’t take us long to realise that they are not at all successful at raising young due to egg and chick predation. Each year we hope for anther success, but so far it has not happened. Pied Oystercatcher nest.

Breeding 100

Breeding 2018 Eggs 2016 100

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AUGUST 4, 2015

I was surprised, however, that there is no mention of one of the dark spots in bird feeding history, the highly publicized application of toxic insecticides to Scott’s Miracle-Gro bird seed from 2005 to 2008 and the accompanying falsification of documents to hide it. million by the EPA in 2012 and was sold to Global Harvest Foods in 2014.

America 234

America Industry Squirrels Birds 234

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APRIL 2, 2013

Brauning, a Summary of Atlas Results by Physiographic Region and Section, Breeding Phenology (date ranges of nest building, nest with eggs, nest with young, fledged young), Atlas Safe Dates (the period of time within which it is safe to say that if you saw or heard a bird in suitable habitat it is likely breeding, ruling out migrants).

Pennsylvania 233

Pennsylvania Breeding Birds Sparrows 233

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AUGUST 18, 2013

Since 2001, at least five additional DNA studies have upheld this proposed relationship, and in 2005, George Sangster proposed the name “Mirandornithes” for the flamingo-grebe group, from Latin and Greek roots meaning “wonderful” (also, “admirable”) and “bird.”

2001 229

2001 2006 2010 Eggs 229

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NOVEMBER 3, 2018

Jamaica Bay, Big Egg Marsh. Jamaica Bay, Big Egg Marsh. Jamaica Bay, Big Egg Marsh. Jamaica Bay, Big Egg Marsh. Jamaica Bay, Big Egg Marsh. Munuscong WMA (Munuscong Potholes). 28 May 2018. Clay-colored Sparrow – Spizella pallida. Munuscong WMA (Munuscong Potholes). 28 May 2018. 28 May 2018. 28 May 2018.

2018 113

2018 Australia Woodpeckers Sparrows 113

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OCTOBER 6, 2018

Jamaica Bay, Big Egg Marsh. Jamaica Bay, Big Egg Marsh. Jamaica Bay, Big Egg Marsh. Jamaica Bay, Big Egg Marsh. Jamaica Bay, Big Egg Marsh. Munuscong WMA (Munuscong Potholes). 28 May 2018. Clay-colored Sparrow – Spizella pallida. Munuscong WMA (Munuscong Potholes). 28 May 2018. 28 May 2018. 28 May 2018.

2018 113

2018 Australia Woodpeckers Los Angeles 113

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AUGUST 4, 2018

Jamaica Bay, Big Egg Marsh. Jamaica Bay, Big Egg Marsh. Jamaica Bay, Big Egg Marsh. Jamaica Bay, Big Egg Marsh. Jamaica Bay, Big Egg Marsh. Munuscong WMA (Munuscong Potholes). 28 May 2018. Clay-colored Sparrow – Spizella pallida. Munuscong WMA (Munuscong Potholes). 28 May 2018. 28 May 2018. 28 May 2018.

2018 101

2018 Australia Woodpeckers Los Angeles 101