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A Birder Reads a Scientific Paper

10,000 Birds

Over two years (2011 and 2012), scientists captured 50 birds and successfully transported them from Niho to Laysan. By September 2014, there were an estimated 164 Millerbirds on Laysan. The details can be truly granular: the “Holohil LB-2N transmitters with mortality sensors” were attached to the birds with “OstoBond.”.

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

10,000 Birds

I also enjoyed reading the company histories of familiar brands like Duncraft, Kaytee, Droll Yankee, and Wagner all of which started as family companies, some as offshoots of other businesses, some as the result of clever inventions. It’s about packaging, marketing, distribution, transportation, and lobbying. Scott’s was fined $12.5

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