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How To Help A Baby Bird

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Owls are a little different. They don’t build nests and some like Great Horned Owls take over old hawk or squirrel nests. Before baby owls (like the above Great Horned Owl chicks) are able to fly, they go through what is called a “brancher phase.&# Their feet are already fully grown and very strong.

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Bird News Roundup: Birds of a feather … well, you know the rest

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A pair of Burrowing Owls are ready for their close-up. Some birds who probably could have used those sweaters in southern California were the victim of a mystery spill. International Bird Rescue has more on how to help.). Don’t you forget about me … The Breakfast Club, bird edition. Sorry, couldn’t resist.).

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ACTION ALERT! Tomorrow, MARCH 15, 2011, is the deadline for public.

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Sandhill Hunt: They’re Voting Now Sandhill Cranes: Game Birds? A Great Backyard Bird Count Miracle Best Bird of the Weekend (Last of January 2011) What is the International Bird Rescue Research Center Anyway? Where Are You Birding this Second Weekend of March 2009? Wicked, right?

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