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Learning the Birds: A Book Review

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I’m not quite sure where I was at the time, probably working, and it was six more years till I got my state Henslow’s Sparrow at Shawangunk NWR (a shorter drive and a more cooperative bird). She frames her story with first a Doonesbury comic strip (remember Dick Davenport, the bird watcher?)

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Birds: The Downside

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It is hard to think of too many downsides to birds, but there are some and here I’d like to mention one that we all know about but has been recently studied more closely. The results of this research paper appear in the Journal of Zoology. A lot has been made of honest advertising of quality in birds and other animals.

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The Effects of Wildfires on Wildlife

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According to the study, since 1984 heightened temperatures and resulting aridity have caused fires to spread across an additional 16,000 square miles than they otherwise would haveā€”an area larger than the states of Massachusetts and Connecticut combined 1. Birds are able to fly away, but their nests and eggs can be destroyed.

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ā€œRise and Rise Againā€ ā€“ Connecticut Valley Brewing Company: Sherwood Double New England Style India Pale Ale

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An enigmatic line of text emblazoned across the can of this weekā€™s featured beer ā€“ the Sherwood Double New England India Pale Ale from Connecticut Valley Brewing Company – implores us to ā€œRise and Rise Againā€. I canā€™t imagine they were expecting anyone to research the line as much as I now regret doing!

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North American Songbirds: A Book Review

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Birding being a visual and an auditory pursuit, itā€™s not surprising that publishers have taken advantage of the media of its day to produce bird books accompanied by CDs or DVDs. These allow birders to hear as well as see the birds they are studying. But, that technology is for another article.)

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First White-Tailed Tropicbird Sighted in Connecticut

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info) and is also USFWS licensed for migratory birds, specializing in waterfowl. I told him to bring me the bird, and while he was en route, I prepared a suitable enclosure. Upon arrival, I was surprised to see that the bird had a single, very long (perhaps 14ā€) tail feather – definitely not a tern.

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A Problem with Gulls

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There are also juvenile birds to confuse a birdwatcher. • Explore These Related Posts Beautiful Blue Backyard Bird Ring-billed Gulls in Breeding Plumage Good Gully: A Birder’s Oddity Slaty-backed Gull (?) at Gloucester Harbor Birding The San Jacinto Valley.Or at Gloucester Harbor Birding The San Jacinto Valley.Or

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