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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. … Here at 10,000 Birds 20 July – 26 July is Invasive Species Week. Nonetheless, this week will be chock full of invasive species.

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My Favorite Release

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“But lets see … I’d say one of my most memorable releases is that of a Purple Martin , a species of special concern in California. Biologists are trying to get them to adopt nest boxes, but no luck with the CA birds so far. Their population is in serious decline, so their breeding colonies are monitored by biologists.

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

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It is the 100th Anniversary of the extinction of the species known as the Passenger Pigeon and writers are paying attention. Errol Fuller’s The Passenger Pigeon is a beautifully illustrated, elegantly written “celebration” of the passenger pigeon and the artists who illustrated and photographed the species. It is a hodgepodge.

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Proposed Changes to Migratory Bird Treaty Act

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The Obama Administration adopted this interpretation in a memo. ”); would have a “likely negative” impact on other biological resources because “many best practices provide benefits to taxa other than birds,” and those practices would decrease; would have a “likely negative” on “species that are culturally important to native peoples;”.

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