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Emerald Ash Borers vs. Woodpeckers (and Nuthatches)

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And with no natural predators or resistant trees in their adopted territory, things have been looking pretty grim. Flower, from the University of Illinois at Chicago, and Christopher J. Enter the woodpecker. To be specific, the Red-bellied , Hairy , and Downy Woodpeckers , along with the White-breasted Nuthatch.

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My Favorite Release

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Biologists are trying to get them to adopt nest boxes, but no luck with the CA birds so far. I’ll never forget an orphaned Northern Cardinal nestling that I really fussed over a few years back,” said Arden Zich of Fox Valley Wildlife Center in Elburn, Illinois. “We Occasionally, youngsters fall from the weep holes.

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Could Radar Help Make Birdstrikes a Thing of the Past?

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But one that hasn’t been widely adopted, at least in the United States, is avian radar, according to a recent New York Times op-ed. Another researcher, from the University of Illinois, asserts that the bugs need to be worked out of these systems before they’re cleared for widespread use.

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The Passenger Pigeon & A Message From Martha: One Pigeon, Two Book Reviews

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” (I love that term, and may adopt it for future use.) Avery’s trip through Kentucky, Ohio, Illinois, Wisconsin, Michigan, Pennsylvania and New York holds more promise. Everyone knows Audubon’s famous illustration, but how many know that it has been harshly criticized for not being realistic?

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Proposed Changes to Migratory Bird Treaty Act

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The Obama Administration adopted this interpretation in a memo. From 2010-2018, FWS opened about 60 enforcement actions per year, mostly relating to the electric distribution and transmission (30 actions/year) and oil and gas (15 actions/year) industries. The image at the top (via Wikipedia ) is a U.S.

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Proposed Changes to Migratory Bird Treaty Act – Part II

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The Obama Administration formally adopted the strict liability interpretation in a memo. During that time period approximately $105 million in fines and penalties were collected, mostly from the BP Deepwater Horizon oil spill.

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