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Forgotten Prairies

10,000 Birds

Outside of hardcore twitchers looking for specialty birds and after speaking to thousands and thousands of birders, I have concluded that most people really do not put much emphasis on our prairies. Ferruginous Hawks are native to our western short-grass prairies and their diet comprises almost completely of prairie dogs.

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Searching for vultures in India

10,000 Birds

What was the weirdest place you ever birded? Of the estimated 500 million cattle in India, only 4% were destined for consumption by humans as meat. The disappearance of vultures has allowed other species such as rat and [stray] dog populations to grow. Some smelly sewage ponds? Oh, don’t bother responding. A war zone?

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