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Ten Birds That Changed the World — a review

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Had it not been for the Wild Turkey, for instance, the first Pilgrims to America, the English ones, would not, possibly, have survived, he says. Various experts are enlisted in support of this idea. What claptrap.

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What’s in a Name?

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Wagner wasn’t the only one to have died from gunshot wounds. North America has far more birds named after people than we do in Europe, where’s there is only around 50, and most of those are scarce or restricted in range.

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What’s in a Name: Wilson’s Warbler

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Born in Scotland a mere decade before the Revolutionary War, he emigrated to America in his 28th year on the heels of a sentence in gaol for writing anti-capitalist poetry. In America, Wilson studied birds and painting. They are common enough that I see them yearly, but not so common I grow sated.

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The Beautiful and Colorful Mourning Dove

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The Mourning Dove ( Zenaida macroura) is among the most abundant and widespread terrestrial birds endemic to North and Middle America. It’s a good thing too, because it is the leading gamebird in North America in terms of total harvest and the widespread distribution of hunting effort. Click on photos for full sized images.

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Snowy Owl Ethics

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It is estimated that Snowy Owl populations in North America have declined by 52% since the 1960s (Berlanga et al. of deaths in the same study were from gunshot wounds (Kerlinger and Lein 1988). In The Birds of North America (P. 1999, Holt et al. of Snowy Owl deaths (Kerlinger and Lein 1988). Evans, and D. Rodewald, editor).

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Tribute to War Heroes…at Both Ends of the Leash

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On November 7th, Capitol Hill’s “ Tribute to War Heroes…at Both Ends of the Leash ” celebrated America’s military heroes. America’s military working dogs serve without question, without hesitation, and with great distinction.”.

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When two halves do not make a whole

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We birders don’t always like to ruminate on missed birds, for some of us the wounds are worn too close to the surface. Joining us for the day was Sheri Williamson, who literally wrote the book on hummingbirds in North America. But I happen to think that those stories are better than the ones with happy endings.

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