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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. The sheer number of species that have been shuffled around on our big earth is impressive, though we will be dealing with the smaller sample size of invasive avians and other invasives that effect avians.

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The Cattle Egret Expansion

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While equally at home among cattle and elephants in areas where neither are available it has adopted airports, where they feed on insects that get stirred up by passing planes. Unlike most herons, Cattle Egrets do not eat fish, although the occasional toad or frog has been noted. This species is primarily an insectivore.

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Birding Chongming Island in summer

10,000 Birds

This would have allowed you to summarize your experience in sentences such as “A total of 98 boluses regurgitated by 52 chicks aged 1 day to 11 days after hatching form the sample and are shown to contain 323 food items.” On the one hand, Black-crowned Night Herons can be predators in Common Tern colonies ( source ).

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Doggie Valentine Contest

4 The Love Of Animals

For every valid entry, Chef Michael’s will donate $10 (up to $7,500) to Adopt-a-Pet.com to support its mission to find forever homes for homeless dogs that also deserve to feel loved on Valentine’s Day. A one-year supply of Purina Chef Michael’s canine creations dry dinners, any variety. To learn more and enter the contest click here.

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Where Does Vegan Baby Sky Get Her Protein?

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The younger one gets the loot as soon as that's appropriate, and/or I donate them to the local Foster and Adoptive Parents Association. There are several girls a bit older than Sky on the block who give us lots of goodies. And there's one younger. and formal education options (if you're lucky enough to have options).

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Feral Cats Are An Invasive Species in North America (and elsewhere)

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Read what you want about the origin of domestic cats; the genetic evidence is not properly sampled. Be prepared to take one (or several) in and work towards removal and adoption. In effect, the urban area becomes divided into coyote zones and cat zones. If you want to argue that the feral cats should not be killed, fine.

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Administrative Procedure for Birders: Duck Stamp Rulemaking

10,000 Birds

I have not reviewed every comment, but my sampling indicates that the overwhelming majority of commenters, including many hunters, opposed the proposed rule. The comment period closed on March 16, 2020.

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