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Some Hokkaido Winter Passerines

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In science speak, this is named the optimal body mass hypothesis. A surprising stronghold for Willow T**s in the UK is at abandoned coal mining sites – maybe they should thank Margaret Thatcher for her help in creating these sites. Blue T**s, Great T**s) or are predators of their nests (Great Spotted Woodpecker).

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Urban Ornithology: 150 Years of Birds in New York City–A Book Review

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Patrol and enforce wildlife-damaging violations, including the taking of endangered native plants, capturing turtles, riding ATV’s on pedestrian trails, and abandoning fishhooks. This is a project that clearly spanned decades. Remove Phragmites and replace it with cattails. Mow grasslands only once a year to arrest succession.

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Come@Me: Don’t Mourn for Extinct Birds

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Nonprofit organizations, science, and the best intentions in the world came to the rescue with a captive breeding program, and we now have over 400 Pink Pigeons living in Mauritius, the nearby island of Ile aux Aigrettes, and the zoos hosting the breeding program, including the Bronx Zoo. On the WCS web page, Ms. Well, except maybe you.

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The Sibley Guide to Birds, Second Edition: A Review of an Iconic Guide in a New Edition

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(The phrase is also used in the Stokes Field Guide to the Birds of North America and The Shorebird Guide by O’Brien, Crossley, and Karlson, so it hasn’t been totally abandoned.). On the other hand, the identification points accompanying the images appear to be exactly the same in both editions. (As