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The Devil Is In The D-Con

10,000 Birds

Activists and environmental groups went into overdrive, and in March 2014 the State of California approved a ban on the sale of the worst types of anti-coagulants. In April 2014, a 4-year-old boy in the Bronx, New York, died after eating rat poison. In April 2014, a 4-year-old boy in the Bronx, New York, died after eating rat poison.

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National Audubon Society Birds of North America: A Guide Review

10,000 Birds

Interestingly, Chestnut-collared Longspur does appear under its brand-new official name, Thick-billed Longspur, though the description underneath uses the old name. 788) to pure appreciation (“This extraordinary bird impresses even the most casual observer, especially in flight” (p. 334) is how Black Skimmer is introduced).