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A Tale of Three Magnificent Frigatebirds (Two I help, one tries to kill me)

10,000 Birds

Today’s post is written by Monte Merrick, wildlife rehabilitator and co-director of the Humboldt Wildlife Care Center/bird ally x in Arcata, CA. The species name is long enough to be the middle line of a formal English haiku. We went from one disastrous spill to another, searching for oiled birds, but mostly documenting the dead.

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The Warbler, the Birder, and the Bivalve

10,000 Birds

We walked to the back of the Nature Center where we found the bird in its old haunt, below the patio, a bit further away from the flowers, but feeding and walking, flying a little, and looking healthy. Biological Invasions (2005) 7: 607-614, quote on p. The California clapper rail: its nesting habits, enemies and habitat. Huspeni, T.C.