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2014-2015 Winter Finch Forecast

10,000 Birds

Below is a slightly elided version which removes some of the Ontario-specific information and leaves just the meat of the forecast. West of Ontario cone crops are poor in the boreal forest in Manitoba and Saskatchewan but improve westward with average crops in southern Yukon and excellent crops in Alaska. COMMON REDPOLL. HOARY REDPOLL.

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Winter Finch Forecast for 2013-2014

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Below is a slightly elided version which removes some of the Ontario-specific information and leaves just the meat of the forecast. ash berry crops are very good to bumper across the boreal forest from Alaska to the island of Newfoundland. ash berry crops are very good to bumper from Alaska to Newfoundland and Labrador.

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What the Owl Knows: The New Science of the World’s Most Enigmatic Birds: A Book Review

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What the Owl Knows is organized into nine chapters: introduction, adaptation (including vision and flight), research and researchers, vocalization, courtship and breeding, roosting and migration, cognition, and two chapters on owls and humans–captive owls (not zoos, educational owls) and owls in our cultural history.

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