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A Rehabber’s List of Worst Bird Myths

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I asked a group of wildlife rehabilitators: “What are some of the Worst Bird Myths? Bats just love to fly into human hair!” Two: Humans are diurnal, which means they are normally active during the day. Three: Why would anyone , no matter what their species, want to become tangled in human hair? Feel free to vent!”.

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Save the Painted Bunting, y’all: Keep wonder alive

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There are two Painted Bunting populations, one that breeds along the Atlantic Coast from North Carolina to Florida and one that breeds in the interior United States and northern Mexico from southeastern New Mexico to western Mississippi. Birds AOU names Painted Bunting taxonomy and systematics' Stability, stability!

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Gray Jay Perisoreus canadensis

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How anyone can possibly resist a bird that has been called Whiskey Jack is beyond my comprehension. Others include Camp Robber , Lumberjack , and Moose-Bird. The bold gray-and-white birds know what humans are good for and that is as a source of food! … a.

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Listening to Falcons: The Peregrines of Tom Cade

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Author Sherrida Woodley thinks deeply about dearly departed birds. His parents moved where opportunity beckoned, taking him from San Angelo, Texas, to Columbus, New Mexico, then to Dallas, and finally on to California. such as California Condors and Passenger Pigeons. The concern possessed him. I knew no falconers.

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