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Duck Migration

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Then, at 6 PM, as the sun disappeared completely over the horizon, the ducks on the pond started massing on the west end of the pond, with many small flocks from all over the pond flying in to the west end until it was basically covered with ducks. Dominic Gendron Mar 14th, 2011 at 8:43 pm Wow thats a lot of ducks!

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First Phoebe of 2011

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home about advertise archives birds conservation contact galleries links reviews subscribe Browse: Home / Birds / First Phoebe of 2011 First Phoebe of 2011 By Corey • March 20, 2011 • 11 comments Tweet Share My first sighting of an Eastern Phoebe each year is, for me, when spring officially begins.

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First Outbreak of Usutu Virus in Germany

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So, to cut things short, there is sickness all around me, and I have thus decided to have my February post whistle to that tune as well and give an update to the mysterious die-off amongst our Eurasian Blackbirds that occurred around my home turf in Heidelberg last summer – blogged about here. Significantly reduced flight distance.

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The 2011 Cyprus Bird Race

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As it was, we were only able to add Black-headed Gull for gull species there, along with Red-throated Pipit and Ferruginous Duck. We also saw a Blackbird and heard a Wren at the bottom of Kanoureses track at 18:00. We also counted a solid flock of 39 Marsh Sandpipers and 14 Greenshank there in Meneou.

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Birding Ottawa National Wildlife Refuge

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But if you want herons and ducks and shorebirds and geese and egrets and swans and rails the best bet is the famed Ottawa National Wildlife Refuge along State Route 2 in Oak Harbor, Ohio. While at the 2011 Midwest Birding Symposium I made two visits to the refuge, once at dawn and once early in the afternoon.

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What is the National Bird of Denmark?

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By Corey • March 4, 2011 • 3 comments Tweet Share The Mute Swan Cygnus olor became the national bird of Denmark in 1984, replacing the Skylark Alauda arvensis. Corey Mar 5th, 2011 at 7:28 am @Clare: Does Australia have a national bird for the whole country? Coreys 2011 Year List - 228 Copyright © 2011 10,000 Birds.

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Polygynandry and avian swingers

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• Explore These Related Posts Tree Swallows Return, It Must Be Spring Stalking a Kiwi Icon Duck Migration Finally Saw-Whet Sea Snakes of Northern Australia.Or He also blogs for birdingblogs.com 19 Responses to “Polygynandry and the Alpine Accentor&# Corey Mar 15th, 2011 at 1:49 pm Nobody tell Daisy, OK? Get yours today!

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