10,000 Birds

FEBRUARY 5, 2012

So, to cut things short, there is sickness all around me, and I have thus decided to have my February post whistle to that tune as well and give an update to the mysterious die-off amongst our Eurasian Blackbirds that occurred around my home turf in Heidelberg last summer – blogged about here.

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Germany Blackbirds 2006 Denmark 159

10,000 Birds

APRIL 4, 2017

We observed the bird on the Zapata Peninsula, first feeding on a flowering tree off of a road where we also observed Fernandina’s Flicker and Red-shouldered Blackbirds, and later in the garden of a lovely lady who has turned her backyard into a paradise of feeders and bird-friendly plants. I took a brief, wobbly, video of the process.

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Cuba Birds 2015 Bahamas 155

10,000 Birds

JANUARY 2, 2018

A bit beyond the basics but still fundamental are chapters on bird feeding consequences and problems (squirrels and raccoons, too many blackbirds, hawks and cats, woodpecker damage, window strikes, extreme weather, and bird feeding in special situations, including retirement centers, condos, and apartments.

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Birds New York City Squirrels New York 166

10,000 Birds

APRIL 21, 2011

It is, rather, determined by its correct learning of the song as it is sung locally by members of its species, plus other non-genetic factors we will not investigate today. 3 We studied three adjacent dialects of white-crowned sparrow songs over a 30-year time span. 2010.0437 3 Nemeth, Erwin and Henrik Brumm.

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Zebras Birds Humane Raised 249

10,000 Birds

JULY 4, 2022

If the animal then touches or investigates the mark, it is taken as an indication that the animal perceives the reflected image as an image of itself, rather than of another animal. What could be plainer than the Eurasian Tree Sparrow ? When the animal recovers from the anesthetic, it is given access to a mirror. Sometimes it works.

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Birds Sparrows Protection Humane 179