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Birding Tan Phu Forest, Vietnam (Part 2)

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An abstract of a scientific paper reads as follows (unabridged): “External examination of free range abandoned dead Greater Coucal in a veterinary dispensary, Vellore, Tamil Nadu, India revealed presence of a large sized louse in the feathers and was identified as Laemobothrion maximum on the basis of morphology and size of the louse.”

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Birding Chongming Island in summer

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According to Couzens, after laying the eggs, females sometimes immediately abandon their first mate and pair up with another male. but on the one hand, this is not a sci-fi blog and I am not interested in science fiction (excluding of course Douglas Adams), and on the other hand, the answer from my side would be “no” anyway. .”

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Flock to Marion

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I learned of the trip right as it had been delayed and made a vow that I would be on that ship. These have been used by meteorologists, technicians, and researchers who spend about 13 months on the island at a time researching a variety of sciences. It is still volcanically active with researchers periodically discovering new flows.

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Baihualing – The Sequel

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Apparently, one of the threats to this species comes from the bioaccumulation of mercury in its feathers – though I balked at paying USD 40 for the scientific paper providing the details, from the abstract and the location of the authors, it seems they examined feathers of this bird living in an abandoned mining region in Guiyang, China.

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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. You’re read or seen Jurassic Park , right? (No

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Should We Take the “Christmas” out of the Christmas Bird Count?

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What’s not to like about citizen science, conservation, and transforming a day of slaughter into a day of enjoying being outside watching birds? No real harm would come, right? You would at least think twice about it, right? Or the Great Bird Count. Or, if we must keep the initials the same, how about the Cool Bird Count?

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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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As in the first edition, all bird images for all species are drawn facing or flying right. In the case of hawks, this often means flying up and to the right, and in the case of White-breasted Nuthatch, this means facing down and to the right. But, always to the right. I wish we had the equivalent for color.