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JUNE 15, 2016

As a backup plan, researchers captured some Spoonies in Siberia in 2011 and brought them to England , where they’ve been raised at the Wildfowl and Wetlands Trust (WWT) in Slimbridge, Gloucestershire. Two different females among the captive group have laid eggs , and scientists are keeping a watchful eye on a few others.

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Eggs Louisiana Breeding Asia 190

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JULY 14, 2011

For 13 years now, an ever-expanding group of friends and family have looked forward to the third weekend in July for spectacular rural revelry culminating in our inimitable brand of poultry-themed pyrotechnics. so I’ll cut to the chase: Where are you birding this weekend and will you be birding? Share your plans in the comments below.

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Chickens 2011 Branding Birds 157

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JANUARY 26, 2014

There are four generally recognized groups within the complex, “ Myrtle ” ( coronata ) of eastern and northern North America, “ Audubon’s ” ( auduboni ) of the western United States and western Canada, “ Black-fronted ” ( nigrifrons ) of Mexico, and “ Goldman’s ” ( goldmani ) of Guatemala.

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United States 2011 Guatemala North America 228

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MARCH 2, 2011

home about advertise archives birds conservation contact galleries links reviews subscribe Browse: Home / Birds / Petrel Paradise Petrel Paradise By Duncan • March 2, 2011 • 4 comments Tweet Share I’ve mentioned before that New Zealand is a great place for enjoying petrels. That is all. I want to see prions someday.

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New Zealand Albatross 2011 Cooking 174

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FEBRUARY 7, 2023

Reading over my email from that period, I can’t believe I ended up there at all–I was working on a chaotic project at work, the economy was in crisis (well, the economy is always in crisis, but this was the summer of 2011, as in Black Monday crisis), and the tour itself was not confirmed till two months before the start date.

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2006 Tortoises Sea Lions Sea Turtles 242

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JULY 21, 2013

They were once a widespread and diverse group, however, with many fossils known from what are now North America and Europe. 2011 ) across different types of analyses. Mousebirds are social fruit-eaters that dangle precariously at odd angles in tight clumps, feet spread wide and long tails often splayed.

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Kenya Parrots Africa North America 171

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MARCH 1, 2011

home about advertise archives birds conservation contact galleries links reviews subscribe Browse: Home / Birds / Manky Muscovy Ducks Manky Muscovy Ducks By Mike • March 2, 2011 • 6 comments Tweet Share The Muscovy Duck ( Cairina moschata ) attracts more attention than most ducks, at least in North America. Wicked, right?

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Ducks 2011 Deer New York 212

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MARCH 11, 2011

By Corey • March 11, 2011 • 6 comments Tweet Share The national bird of Nicaragua is the Turquoise-browed Motmot. Clare and Grant-Broome Western Australia Mar 11th, 2011 at 8:11 pm WOW!!!! YourBirdOasis.com Mar 11th, 2011 at 11:00 pm Motmots are totally cool group of birds! Nice post Corey! Wicked, right?

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Nicaragua El Salvador 2011 Deer 181

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MAY 21, 2020

A few years later, in December 2011, we had 6500 Pygmy Cormorants overwintering inside the city. In Belgrade, Pygmy Cormorants reach their peak numbers in late November to early December. In December 2007, they reached a record 6750 individuals, or 10 per cent of their European and 4% of their global population. Finding shorebirds.

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Serbia Sanctuary Birds Bosnia 317

Critter News

NOVEMBER 16, 2011

Meanwhile, animal welfare and consumer advocacy groups in Washington are urging the US to look into options outside the global trade body for resolving the trade row.

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Dolphins Mexico Advocacy Animal Welfare 100

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MAY 19, 2012

Conservationists searched intensively in 2011 but found none. Edward’s Pheasant courtesy & copyright Tom Friedel This is an acute concern for the World Pheasant Association (WPA), whose mission is to safeguard all the 286 species in the pheasant group.

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Vietnam 2000 Germany Asia 154

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MARCH 20, 2011

home about advertise archives birds conservation contact galleries links reviews subscribe Browse: Home / Birds / Autumn colours Autumn colours By Clare M • March 20, 2011 • 5 comments Tweet Share As you all get ready for the onset of spring in the northern hemisphere we are heading into autumn. Very well done! I am a man.

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2011 Australia Deer China 150

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NOVEMBER 4, 2014

The small group was a good counterpart to the large, convivial ABA Safari group of 98 birders. That’s a lot, and the organizers of the safari did an excellent job of creating an environment that offered small group birding during the day and a birders party every night. Wait, let’s backtrack a bit.

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South Africa Africa Leopards Penguins 252

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JULY 5, 2022

Of the 169 books and articles listed, 120, 70%, were published between 2011 and 2022.) These initiatives are mostly listed in Solid Air (not the Facebook group or iNaturalist, social media is clearly not Dr. Klem’s forte), but not in the detail or with the delight that I would expect.

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New York City Birds Illinois Science 249

4 The Love Of Animals

SEPTEMBER 16, 2011

17-25, 2011, as “Adopt-A-Less-Adoptable-Pet Week.&#. Shelters and rescue groups will nominate a very special pet in their care who is waiting for a home. Many factors can make a pet seem “less adoptable&# , from special needs, to age, and even just the color of their fur!

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Adoptable Fur Rescue Pets 100

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JULY 17, 2011

The public comment period on the Kentucky sandhill crane hunting proposal ends AUGUST 1 2011. The public comment period on the Kentucky Department of Fish and Wildlife Resources sandhill crane hunting season proposal ends August 1, 2011. The proposal now goes to the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service for final approval or denial.

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Kentucky Hunters Hunting Protest 260

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NOVEMBER 21, 2011

An animal rights group has called for a federal investigation into the death of an elephant at the San Diego Zoo Safari Park. This elephant's shocking death is another tragic example of how elephants suffer in inadequate and artificial zoo exhibits," said Catherine Doyle, elephant campaign director for the group.

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San Diego Elephants Zoos Los Angeles 100

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MAY 15, 2012

Black Vulture - Despite a marked increase in Turkey Vulture sightings – nine since March of 2011 when I had my first in Queens - Black Vultures remain stubbornly absent from the borough (only two sightings reported to eBird in Queens since 2008). The only seabird of the group and it figures it is one that I hadn’t predicted!

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Connecticut 2011 2012 Jamaica 169

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MARCH 13, 2011

Currently she does full time voluntary work for the local Australasian Wader Study Group, which aims to understand and analyze the factors determining shorebird numbers in a rapidly changing world. 8 Responses to “Sea Snakes of Northern Australia&# tai haku Mar 13th, 2011 at 8:15 am Awesome post Clare. Seriously cool critters.

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Australia 2011 Sharks Deer 150

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MAY 5, 2020

Howell and colleagues propose a standard sequence of species for field guides based on eight groupings–swimming waterbirds that swim, flying waterbirds, walking waterbirds, upland gamebirds, raptors, miscellaneous larger landbirds, aerial landbirds, and songbirds. I love a field guide that makes usability a priority. Species Accounts.

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North America America Hawaii Birds 201

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MARCH 11, 2011

In 1903, the distinguished Elliott Coues declared , “This is a definite and perfectly natural group, which will be immediately recognized by the foregoing characters, one of which, complete webbing of hallux, is not elsewhere observed among birds.&# Corey Mar 12th, 2011 at 11:45 am Excellent post, as usual, David. Good day sir.

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2011 Pelicans Papua New Guinea Birds 151

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MARCH 16, 2011

• Explore These Related Posts First Phoebe of 2011 Duck Migration Review of Gulf Crossing Cold Front Connecticut in Carolina (or how migrants surprise us).Or 4 Responses to “Pipits and the Sweet Smell of Seaweed&# Jochen Mar 17th, 2011 at 4:53 am Drool, drool, drool… Oh, I miss it! Get yours today! Terrific post.

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2011 Deer Fish New York 150

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MARCH 8, 2011

home about advertise archives birds conservation contact galleries links reviews subscribe Browse: Home / Birds / The plovers of Estero Lagoon, Florida The plovers of Estero Lagoon, Florida By James • March 8, 2011 • 1 comment Tweet Share For as long as I can remember I’ve been fascinated by shorebirds.

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Florida South Africa 2011 Africa 185

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AUGUST 24, 2016

David J Ringer , on January 11th, 2011 wrote a story called Moorhen Mania: Splitting and renaming of the Common Moorhen. I have gotten to observe 6 different family groups here on the Southern Baja, of Mexico, and none of them had more than 4 young that were with the parent.

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Chile Breeders Asia Mexico 100

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MARCH 17, 2013

Proposal 2013-A-5 would remove the Hawaiian honeycreepers out of their own subfamily (Drepanidinae) and place them in the subfamily Carduelinae near the rosefinches, which a 2011 study showed to be their closest relatives. This change has been needed and tracks with our best understanding of finch relationships. Shearwater split.

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2013 Sparrows Owls Stray 182

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MARCH 18, 2011

By twos and fours they arrive and scatter in small groups among the canopy to their favorite perches in iron, cecropia and aguaje palm trees. Mar 7th, 2011 at 1:09 pm [.] Patrick ODonnell Mar 19th, 2011 at 12:17 pm So nice to see such a well written post about the Tambopata clay lick and glad to see information about volunteering.

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Peru Parrots 2011 Research Center 254

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MARCH 4, 2011

To recap however, grouping them by their slight variation in body size between 53 and 67cm in length (21 to 26in): The biggest two are Yellow-legged and Caspian gulls, distinguishable by the presence or absence of brightly-colored (yellow) legs. Dan Mar 4th, 2011 at 3:35 pm Thanks Mike! Gulls make my head swim! I am clearly not.

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2011 Cyprus Deer Species 157

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MAY 22, 2013

A 2011 survey by the U.S. In terms of losing Refuge support from hunters, our intent is not to divide the two groups. Rather, it’s an effort to bridge the chasm between two groups that have been, arguably, separated by this funding disparity. A lot more money! This just doesn’t seem like rocket science to me.

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Ducks Wildlife Hunters Hunting 175

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JUNE 15, 2011

Many avid fans even wear bracelets… But then again, boobies as a group are pretty spectacular and first among equals must be the booby with the blue feet. Blue-footed Booby Day 2011 will be celebrated on Friday, June 17. How can you show your support for the unique creatures of Galápagos?

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Ecuador Peru Hunters Pelicans 180

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OCTOBER 29, 2012

I and the Bird ran uninterrupted every other Thursday until April 2011 with a total of 149 editions presenting the best writing of hundreds of nature bloggers around the world. We will announce a group, family, or genus of birds and elicit superior web writing and images on the designated topic. But all good things must come to an end.

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Birds North America 2005 2011 179

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JANUARY 7, 2016

In 2011, I acquired a pair of Swarovski 8×30 CL Companion. Next to the Ratno Island Reserve, a group of about 30 adults and kids were watching their first White-tailed Eagles , a cooperative young eagle even pulled fish out of the river and playful Common Kingfishers were chasing each other, fishing or just showing off.

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Birds Serbia Eagles Fish 184

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NOVEMBER 5, 2013

There were three profound questions my birding group discussed while we birded Trinidad and Tobago, back in December 2012: (1) How many Bananaquits could fit on a banana? (2) The second edition, with the slightly different title Birds of Trinidad & Tobago , was published in London in 2011.

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Trinidad Birds South America Research 190

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APRIL 7, 2016

That study (which used data from 2011) claimed that there were 47 million “birders,” of which 41 million were stay-at-home “backyard birders” and 18 million were more active “away-from-home” birders who traveled at least a mile to see birds. Organizations : There is a group dedicated to birding, the American Birding Association.

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Wildlife Portland 2002 Collecting 166

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JULY 1, 2013

At the beginning of June the first shorebirds that arrived at my favourite birding spot included a small group of Red Knot. As it turns out, XS41059 was banded in the Scottish Highlands in 2011. And while their migration isn’t near as long as rufa it is no less interesting. A pair of Red Knots in the High Arctic.

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Breeding United Kingdom France Virginia 177

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MARCH 14, 2011

By Julie • March 14, 2011 • 18 comments Tweet Share ACTION ALERT! Tomorrow, MARCH 15, 2011, is the deadline for public comment on a proposal to hunt sandhill cranes in Kentucky. A Great Backyard Bird Count Miracle Best Bird of the Weekend (Last of January 2011) What is the International Bird Rescue Research Center Anyway?

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2011 Kentucky Tennessee Hunting 241

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JULY 27, 2012

Finally, the decision was made to release her in the summer of 2011. A group of us gathered to release her near the spot where she was found. She deserved her freedom. She deserved to retire in comfort and luxury. She was flying well, and caught her own food easily.

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Rabbits New Jersey Neglecting North America 232

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NOVEMBER 21, 2012

Waterfowl were then and are now the most prominent and economically important group of migratory birds of the North American continent. As I quoted in my previous post on promoting a Federal Wildlife Conservation Stamp , by 2011 the number of hunters had grown to 13.7 By 1985, approximately 3.2 million, according to the U.S.

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Sacramento Wildlife United States North America 166