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And So It Begins

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and Canada, it had apparently discovered an abandoned nest, on which it was clearly showing nesting behavior. In spite of our proximity, it spent a good while positioned as if it had eggs there. So, as they say here in Mexico, we got out of bed on the right side! Was it practicing?

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The Juniper Titmouse Nesting Project

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But a Bewick’s Wren did build a nest, which it promptly abandoned before laying any eggs. In fact, they have risen to become the most active Nest Watching group in New Mexico (regardless of species), contributing 77% of the state’s data in 2018.”. So, how many chicks hatched in my two boxes? Others had more luck.

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Lest we Forget – BP Oil Spill 2010

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This week marks the 2-year anniversary of the Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill in the Gulf of Mexico. Aerial view of the scale of the clean-up operation 6 January, 2011 The White House oil commission concludes that the oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico was the result of systematic management failure at BP, Transocean and Halliburton.

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