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The Secret Perfume of Birds: Uncovering the Science of Avian Scent–A Book Review

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Going back to that assumption that birds don’t have a sense of smell, it can be traced to John James Audubon (of course), who performed several experiments with Turkey Vultures and concluded that the vultures used sight, not scent, to find food. 241) that contribute to a bird’s odor. This is an extremely helpful aid.

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Birding Chongming Island in summer

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This would have allowed you to summarize your experience in sentences such as “A total of 98 boluses regurgitated by 52 chicks aged 1 day to 11 days after hatching form the sample and are shown to contain 323 food items.” This is ok as birds do not have teeth anyway). End of side note.

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U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Proposes 2015 Expansion of Hunting and Fishing Opportunities on National Wildlife Refuges

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The Refuge has also become a place where people can experience and learn about wildlife and the places they call home, whether through self-guided discovery or by participating in one of our many educational programs. The Louisiana black bear’s threatened status warrants protection under sections 7 and 9 of the Endangered Species Act.

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Tracks and Signs of the Animals and Birds of Britain and Europe by Lars-Henrik Olsen

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This small pine tree was very recently demolished by a brown bear. The claw marks on this brown bear’s footprint make you wish you had taken the other kind of canon with you. This guide will prove invaluable to those who already take an interest in tracking and wish to gain more experience.

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The Glitter in the Green: In Search of Hummingbirds–A Hummer Book Review

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It provides goals and a definite direction for your birding travels and thoughts; sometimes it even becomes the basis of a book! Like all talented travel writers, Dunn is adept at drawing us into his experiences. A passion for one bird family is also very useful.

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At Sea With the Marine Birds of the Raincoast: A Book Review

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This is the story of Fox’s experiences on board the Achiever, the research vessel of the Raincoast Conservation Foundation. Though the coast of British Columbia, a part of the Great Bear Rainforest, was rich in both, it was appallingly deficient in scientific data. Northern Fulmar, image courtesy of Peter Hodum.

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The Jewel Hunter: A Book Review About One Birder’s Quest for Pittas and Beer

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So little is known about Green-breasted Pitta, that he cannot get a definite location for the bird, or a recording of its display call. (He And sun bears. Black-faced Pitta is found only on one of the Solomon Islands (northwest of Australia). Schneider’s Pitta was thought to be extinct for over fifty years. And mosquitos. And leeches.

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