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The Effects of Wildfires on Wildlife

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While larger animals like deer and elk are usually able to escape the fire’s path, smaller animals like squirrels, foxes and snakes are not always so lucky. Forest Service research biologist Vicki Saab studies, birds evolved alongside fire and flee in the face of conflagrations. So what do these facts mean for our wildlife?

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Urban Ornithology: 150 Years of Birds in New York City–A Book Review

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Species order follows the AOU Checklist of North American Birds up to the 2015 supplement (so warblers come before sparrows), with a variation– certain subspecies are treated as full species (Eurasian Teal, Western Willet, Audubon’s Warblers, Red Fox Sparrow, and more). . They wrote books and published research.

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The New Stokes Field Guides to Birds, Eastern Region & Western Region: A Review of Two Books

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The species descriptions are arranged according to the American Ornithologists Union (AOU) order current for 2012, with the order of individual species occasionally adjusted for the comparisons described above. The index is comprehensively excellent, including notable subspecies such as Dusky Seaside Sparrow and Sooty Fox Sparrow.

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Collaborative List – October 2018

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Hopland Research and Extension Center (restricted access). Hopland Research and Extension Center (restricted access). Hopland Research and Extension Center (restricted access). Fox Sparrow – Passerella iliaca. Virginia Rail – Rallus limicola. 03 Feb 2018. Violet-green Swallow – Tachycineta thalassina.

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Collaborative list – September 2018

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Hopland Research and Extension Center (restricted access). Hopland Research and Extension Center (restricted access). Hopland Research and Extension Center (restricted access). Fox Sparrow – Passerella iliaca. Virginia Rail – Rallus limicola. 03 Feb 2018. Violet-green Swallow – Tachycineta thalassina.

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Collaborative List – July 2018

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Hopland Research and Extension Center (restricted access). Hopland Research and Extension Center (restricted access). Hopland Research and Extension Center (restricted access). Fox Sparrow – Passerella iliaca. Virginia Rail – Rallus limicola. 03 Feb 2018. Violet-green Swallow – Tachycineta thalassina.

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Collaborative list – December 2018

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Hopland Research and Extension Center (restricted access). Hopland Research and Extension Center (restricted access). Hopland Research and Extension Center (restricted access). Fox Sparrow – Passerella iliaca. Ridgway’s Rail – Rallus obsoletus. El Centenario Tidal Flats. 01 Jan 2018. Pea Island NWR.

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