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National Audubon Society Birds of North America: A Guide Review

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610)) to a little history (“The elegant White-tailed Kite was formerly shot in large numbers by farmers who thought it threatened their chickens, although these birds feed almost entirely on insects and a few rodents” (p. Press, 2011, cited as “RTP to Paul Brooks, March 6, 1945, Peterson Institute.”

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First Outbreak of Usutu Virus in Germany

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The Blackbird die-off that was observed in north-west Baden-Württemberg, neighbouring parts of Rheinland-Pfalz and southern Hessen in 2011 was caused by the Usutu Virus. I frequently observed Blackbirds walking on the ground like rodents, even ducking under low tufts of grass. Impaired motoric movements, e.

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