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Releasing White Doves

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Think twice, and do some research. Kathryn Dudeck is a rehabber outside Atlanta. Thinking of releasing white doves to commemorate your wedding or the memorial of a loved one? White doves: symbols of love, commitment, peace, hope, etc. However: they are not wild birds, and have no idea how to survive outside captivity.

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Backyard Birdfeeder Bragging Rights, a Great Adventure for a Great Twitch, and More: This Week in Birding News

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If you’re a cuckoo or cowbird hoping to pawn off your parenting duties on another species, new brood parasitism research shows you’ll have better luck if the eggs you deposit in their nest are blue-green instead of brown. Project FeederWatch data prove that woodpeckers are at the top of the backyard bird feeder pecking order.

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From Today's New York Times

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9): Gail Collins writes: “Human-ape conversation was a very hot topic back in the late 1960s, when researchers first taught a chimpanzee named Washoe to use sign language. The Great Ape Trust is the only place in America where this kind of research still goes on.” Georgia State University Atlanta, Aug. They're wild animals!

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The Case for Adding the U.S. Territories in the Caribbean to the ABA Area

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(SOPI) is the leading ornithological organization and it performs research, education, and outreach. Much of the research regarding Caribbean ecology and ornithology has been conducted in Puerto Rico. Although most conservation research focuses on northern breeding grounds, many ABA Area birds spend most of the year elsewhere.

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Trinity Brewing: Le Capitaine Golden Saison Regal

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Atlanta, Georgia’s Red Brick Brewing Company has teamed up with the Georgia Aquarium to release a series of seasonal beers , with a portion of sales to be donated to conservation and research efforts. Beverages will be provided by Talisman Brewing Company , Roosters Brewing , and New World Distillery.

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