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Emerald Ash Borers vs. Woodpeckers (and Nuthatches)

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Enter the woodpecker. To be specific, the Red-bellied , Hairy , and Downy Woodpeckers , along with the White-breasted Nuthatch. This research suggests that the boom isn’t due to an influx of newcomers, but rather because more local birds are flourishing and successfully rearing families.

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Solid Air: Invisible Killer Saving Billions of Birds From Windows–A Book Review

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This was where I set up my bird feeders, just one at first, then expanding as everyone expressed delight in seeing the Carolina Chickadees, Dark-eyed Juncos, and Downy Woodpeckers. I picked up a Downy Woodpecker, an every-day visitor. I was shocked when I found the first body, a female Towhee. The window silhouettes were gone.

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What’s in a Name: Northern Beardless-Tyrannulet

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As Kenn Kaufman points out in an August 2014 article for Birdwatching , it’s possible to envision that tyrant label sticking to the kingbird either on the basis of its bold behavior or its red crown. The tyrant flycatchers, in turn, derive their name from the first member of the family to land a Latin name, the Eastern Kingbird.

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I Remember Elephants

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Late last month, while searching for bears , woodpeckers and spirits of Greece, I deliberately avoided checking any news, especially from my home country. A different research says, from 2002 to 2011 the known populations of forest elephants declined by 62%. Every now and then, I need to cut the world off and clear my mind.

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Birds of Bolivia: Field Guide–A Book Review

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The guide covers 1,433 species, the number of birds documented at the end of 2014, the cutoff point for the book. Argentinian Julián Quillén Vidoz, is both a co-author and an illustrator of Birds of Bolivia , and is apparently one of those multi-talented birders, with research (in Bolivia), guiding, and illustration on his resume.

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Lost Animals: Extinction and the Photographic Record: A Book Review

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Female Imperial Woodpecker in flight, Mexico, a still from recently found film made by William Rhein, p. And so, Fuller embarked on a new initiative—locating and researching photographs of lost birds and, expanding his scope, of mammals. Princeton University Press, 2014 (also published by Bloomsbury Publishing, London, 2013).

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Where to Watch Birds in the Iron Gates

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Keep in mind that the special nature reserves (dark green on the park map) enjoy the highest level of protection and are off limits to visitors (possible only with research permits issued by the park authorities). The Woodchat Shrike, Boljetin, June 2014.

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