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Solid Air: Invisible Killer Saving Billions of Birds From Windows–A Book Review

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In 2007 I was working in a university building that was just begging for bird feeders. This was where I set up my bird feeders, just one at first, then expanding as everyone expressed delight in seeing the Carolina Chickadees, Dark-eyed Juncos, and Downy Woodpeckers. There were no dead birds for weeks. I hoped it was an anomaly.

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Endemic Birds of Cuba: A Book Review

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Cuban Trogon, the national bird who wears the colors of the Cuban flag! There is an island of fascinating birds out there, and I want to see them all. birders have been able to visit Cuba as part of survey groups and cultural exchanges for years, but those trips have been few in number and not always easy to find. and Cuba.).

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Squirrel Buster Plus

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When my friends over at YourBirdOasis sent me a super squirrel-proof bird feeder to review, I had to think about who I knew who could really put the device to the test. In the context of my backyard, I doubt Bird appreciates Squirrel’s resoluteness either. After all, I have my local white squirrels well in hand.

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The Nonessential Whooping Crane

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What could motivate gunmen (I cannot call them hunters) in two states to deliberately kill North America’s tallest and most critically endangered bird? photo by JZ When a population of birds numbers only 400 in the wild, there can be no such thing as a “nonessential” individual. Speculation is useless in acts of vandalism. It flies on.

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Endangered Species Act: Delisting the Black-capped Vireo?

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A reasonable birder could respond to this change in a variety of ways, from satisfaction that another bird species has recovered to concern that FWS is caving to rapacious corporations at the expense of an endangered bird. (If FWS also issued a FAQ regarding the proposed rule. It winters on the Pacific coast of Mexico.

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Collaborative List 2017 – February

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It is good to see that the westerners have picked up the gauntlet after their humiliation in the first list and are currently out-birding the eastern hemisphere by 771:345. Ota Ward–Tokyo Port Wild Bird Park). fantastic birding tour dock area. Ota Ward–Tokyo Port Wild Bird Park). Alphabetic Taxonomic.

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