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Birding Cuba, or Observación de aves en Cuba

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They nest in palms, and we found a small area where we observed several couples investigating and preparing nest holes. One of the highlights of the trip was the opportunity to meet Nils Navarro, whose E ndemic Birds of Cuba field guide I reviewed back in November 2015. Nils had read my review! ———-. Navarro, Nils.

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Altruism, Albatrosses, and Vicious Young Men

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27, 2015 Christian Gutierrez, Raymond Justice, and Carter Mesker went on a camping trip to Ka’ena Point Natural Area Reserve on Oahu, Hawaii. According to state and federal investigators, they caused over $200,000 worth of damage. Why don’t we ask Raymond Justice, Carter Mesker, and Christian Gutierrez?

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Birding Derby in December

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Derby is approximately 225 kilometres from Broome and has had almost three times the rainfall that Broome has had so far this month and so we thought it would be interesting to go and investigate the various birding areas that we knew of from other visits during our dry months. Enjoy the last few days of 2014 and all the best for 2015!

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Tadoba Andhari Tiger Reserve: the Tiger Afternoon

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As our Gypsy comes to a halt, one Oriental Honey Buzzard is investigating the new arrivals. The number of tigers in India has seen a sharp rise to 2,226 tigers from just over 1,400 seven years ago,” Environment Minister Prakash Javadekar said on Tuesday, January 20, 2015. Finally, the shores of the Telia lie in front of us.

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Mrs Pankhurst’s Purple Feather–A Book Review

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The purple feather of the title is an ostrich plume (now housed in the Museum of London), a symbol of Emmeline’s crusade and personal style (if you saw the 2015 film Suffragette , Meryl Streep, playing Pankhurst, is wearing a hat full purple feathers).

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Faithful Loons and Human Lunacy

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Over the course of nearly 15 years, James Paruk of the Biodiversity Research Institute and his colleagues used a combination of methods to investigate winter site fidelity at four locations across North America and found that birds had an 85% chance of returning to a site in subsequent years. Thus, in light of recent marine oil spills (e.g.,

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Bird Litigation: Eagle Tails and the Migratory Bird Treaty Act

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Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit decided a MBTA case in 2015 and the opinion details one prosecution. Fish and Wildlife Service (“FWS”) met Defendants Crooked Arm and Shane in Montana, as part of “Operation Hanging Rock,” an investigation into the unlawful sale of migratory bird feathers. The case is: United States v.

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