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An Osprey Moment of Truth

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But, for right now, we are celebrating — both Ozzie and Harriet, the pair of Ospreys that have graced the nest platform at Dunrovin since at least 2011, are back once more. The many eyes on this particular citizen-science prize have also yeilded other results as well.

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Lest we Forget – BP Oil Spill 2010

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We documented Least Terns fishing for their young in oil-contaminated water Likewise with Caspian Terns Several ospreys had visible traces of oil, a result of fishing in contaminated water May 7, 2010 The failed container dome is lowered onto the wellhead. We documented the relocation of several turtle nests.

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Feeding Wild Birds in America: Culture, Commerce & Conservation: A Book Review by a Curious Bird Feeder

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in 2011*) came about. 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 people in the U.S. Margaret A.

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

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Corey did just this in this 2011 posting about Vesper Sparrow Pooecetes gramineus in New York State. For birders, it’s the extremely large book, shelved in a place where it can’t crush the field guides, used to research the history of a bird in their area. Let’s hear it for the return of the forest!

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The Kirtland’s Warbler: The Story of a Bird’s Fight Against Extinction and the People Who Saved It: A Book Review

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Recently it has also been documented as breeding in Wisconsin, Ontario, and the Upper Michigan Peninsula, but those birds are few and not always accessible. The good news is that Kirtland’s Warbler numbers are up, 1,828 singing males counted in the 2011 census. Fish and Wildlife Service endangered species list.

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

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Practically every sentence is documented with these studies. The Wryneck is full of stunning photos of Wrynecks–anting, flying, nesting, writhing, being ringed, their habitat areas, nests, eggs, and closeups of museum specimens. Yet, The Wryneck does not read like a literature review. copyright © 2022 Gerard Gorman.

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Around the World For Penguins: A Penguin Fan’s Book Review

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Penguins are shown individually in groups, in dense colonies, within habitat (ice, rainforest, beach), swimming in the ocean, and doing things–nose to nose with an albatross, feeding a child, placing an egg on its foot, sliding down ice. Press, 2011). in organic chemistry), and an adventurer, photographer, and naturalist.

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