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Secrets of the Swamps

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Back in 2014 we stumbled upon a juvenile Double-toothed Kite and that was the first and only time I have ever seen that species well. Crisscrossed by 24″ pipelines transporting oil from numerous offshore platforms, oil companies exercised the strongest presence here. When Nariva Swamp delivers though, you better be ready!

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

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It’s about packaging, marketing, distribution, transportation, and lobbying. million by the EPA in 2012 and was sold to Global Harvest Foods in 2014. Facebook and Flickr, with their bird photography groups for birders and photographers of all levels, have encouraged people to pay more attention to the birds they feed.

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Hong Kong Trip Report: February 2014

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I visited Hong Kong from February 20-27, 2014. I was fortunate to spend time scanning open fields, wetlands, and the inlet separating Hong Kong from China with this large group of friendly and avid avian observers. And even though transportation is so easy and inexpensive, prepare to walk a lot. Lots and lots of birds!

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A Birder Reads a Scientific Paper

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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. Data is needed to make estimates for the optimal size of the translocated group. The “results” section summarizes the outcomes. and Antony W.

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Birding East Hills to Padstow

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Once again we referred to the Wildwalks website for another option that included using public transport, with a train being our preference. The most common duck was the Chestnut Teal and this was our first chance this year to add them onto the 2014 year list.

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Birding Wawushan, Sichuan

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times more likely to be married within his or her own group than random matching would predict. Hemoglobin is a key molecule in transporting oxygen from the lungs to the individual cells requiring it for their metabolism. The authors speculate that “human disturbance (i.e. In 1980, an American without a high school degree was 2.6

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Birds and football! What a combination!

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Nevertheless, 370,000 ticket applications were received from USA, which shows a real enthusiasm if slight confusion about the event which will be contested in Brazil during June and July 2014 and will likely attract television audiences of more than 3 billion over the course of the tournament. Visit as a group and dress down.

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