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Eagle Deaths by Wind Turbines Increasing, Study Finds

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Data from the wind-power companies notes the deaths at least 85 Golden Eagles and Bald Eagles since 1997, with at least 67 of those deaths occurring with in the past five years. It’s worth noting that these numbers are self-reported, so researchers assume that actual death totals are higher.

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Birding Yancheng, Jiangsu

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Frankly, if the name of the Bald Eagle was North Korean Eagle ( Haliaeetus coreaseptentrionalis ?), While these birds are very much liked by Chinese birders, the species could unfortunately not be named the National Bird of China as the Latin species name of the bird is Grus Japonicus.

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Fall Hawk Migration Hotspots

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Bald Eagle. Thanks to the Hawk Migration Association of North America for their efforts in conservation, research, migration counts, data, resources, and hundreds of other small and large efforts “to promote and conduct studies of the migratory patterns and behavior of diurnal birds of prey.”. Photo by © Robin Edwards.

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Catching the End of Migration on the Hugh S. Branyon Backcountry Trail

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I did a little research, and came across good birding reports on Gulf Park, so to Gulf Park I went. We were only a few miles from shore, so watching Ospreys and Bald Eagles return with fish from the Gulf was fascinating, as were the Double-crested Cormorants and Brown Pelicans that periodically flew overhead.

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“Hawk” vs. Hawk

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“Tomcat” uses diphacinone, a first generation anticoagulant known to have caused the deaths of bobcats, mountain lions, domestic housecats, songbirds, and birds of prey including Kestrels and Bald Eagles.

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Birds of Prey of the East & Birds of Prey of the West: Review of Two Field Guides

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There is a major difference: the Raptors guides are photographic and the Birds of Prey guides are illustrated with Wheeler’s paintings, over 1,000 images in each guide, organized with logical precision for reference, research, and comparison, with a self-evident side benefit–the portrayal of the beauty of raptors.

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My Big Day in Miami-Dade

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After driving along Research Road before dawn to pick up nocturnal species such as Eastern Screech-Owl , I began to bird Lucky Hammock at about 6:45AM. On January 1st, 2013 at 4:30AM, I woke up to my alarm, and the race was on. The male Vermilion Flycatcher outside of Everglades National Park, by Carlos Sanchez. It was over.

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