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“Hawk” vs. Hawk

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But “Hawk”’s active ingredient, a deadly second-generation anticoagulant, bromadialone, has been implicated in the deaths of Red-tailed Hawks, Red-shouldered Hawks, Cooper’s Hawks, and other raptors : American Kestrels, Barn Owls, Golden Eagles, Great Horned Owls, and Turkey Vultures.

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Best Bird of the Weekend (First of March 2011)

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When I first saw it I thought it might be a snowy or a barn owl because it was almost white. Also present in other parts of the park were fox and white-throated sparrows. On Saturday at Flushing Meadows Corona Park I saw a male northern harrier. It was very a pale gray. I see why people sometimes call them gray ghosts.

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Tongatapu and ‘Eua; Birding Southern Tonga

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In particular there was a large are protected on the eastern side of the island (about a third of the island) as ‘Eua National Park.The island is less populated and quieter. We also saw Pacific Flying Foxes, which we had apparently disturbed. Whereas Tongatapu was flat, ‘Eua was quite hilly and had a great deal more forest.

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