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“Hawk” vs. Hawk

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I’ll leave today’s blog in her capable hands. In addition to killing birds of prey, brodifacoum has also killed coyotes, grey foxes, red foxes, kit foxes, mountain lions, bobcats, black bears, Pacific fishers, and other animals, including domestic dogs and cats. Sincerely, Craig A.

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Learning the Birds: A Book Review

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This all came back to me as I read Learning the Birds: A Midlife Adventure because author Susan Fox Rogers was one of the two birders to find the Ames Henslow’s Sparrow. Isn’t every other blog post or tweet these days about how people are learning to bird? by Susan Fox Rogers. Not an enticing subject, I think.

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Love in the Time of Conjunctivitis

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This blog was written by Arden Zich, volunteer with Fox Valley Wildlife Center in Elburn, IL: Congratulating myself for leaving the house on time, I got into my car and drove off to meet up with a friend for lunch. All About Birds Research Surprise: Many Birds Exposed To Eye Disease, But Only Finches Get Sick by Pat Leonard.

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Shark Attack Experiment: LIVE

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Here is a sneak peek: Mark Thompson, the former host of Guinness World Records Primetime and Fox’s Emmy Awards red-carpet coverage, will co-host Shark Attack Experiment LIVE with Anna Gilligan, former Fox News Channel personality, from Rocky Bay, South Africa, commonly referred to as “Shark Park.”

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Peterson Reference Guide to Sparrows of North America: A Review by a Sparrow Fan

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So, there are separate descriptions for birds normally grouped in the Savannah Sparrow, Fox Sparrow, and Dark-eyed Junco complexes. In some species accounts, notably Song Sparrow, this text reads as a carefully researched, finely detailed ornithological/historical essay. in German, and a Labrador Retriever named Gellert.

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Some Germans have a bird – A short birding trip through the German language

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Having come back to the blog in whatever form and persistency, the overarching subject of language in birding seemed to be a suitable and deserving theme since bird names were part of my original beat. When researching the origin of this saying, I figured it pertained to snares that were used to catch thrushes until better times prevailed.

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The New Stokes Field Guides to Birds, Eastern Region & Western Region: A Review of Two Books

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The index is comprehensively excellent, including notable subspecies such as Dusky Seaside Sparrow and Sooty Fox Sparrow. They also author a popular birding blog featuring Lillian’s enviable photographs of birds, butterflies and landscapes. Vagrants and accidentals need to be researched in the parent volume.

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