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Playback of Bird Calls Benefits Some Birds

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I wrote about it for WildBird Magazine a few years ago and recently David Sibley tackled it in his blog. Once you get them, they can be very loyal tenants but I always dreaded someone with very little bird knowledge coming in to purchase a Purple Martin house. It’s been brewing on birding listservs for years.

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From the Mailbag

Animal Ethics

Not only does she have no intention whatsoever of declawing her cats, she wants to stop the management from requiring this of its tenants. She has written about this on her blog. My friend is horrified by this. Jane Keeler

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I and the Bird: What is a Wren?

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What’s in a Song – Blue Wren Song Slowed Down – Sarah Koschak, Listening Earth Blog. But just about anywhere on the continent wrens are a common and, more importantly, obvious representative of the local birdlife. Nesting Carolina Wrens in the Backyard – Drew Weber, The Nemesis Bird. Honorary Wrens.

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Birding Shanghai in May 2023 – Part 2

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Of course, what is shown here (and in the video ) is a female – kind of typical for this blog. Unfortunately, the house this nest is built on is about to be destroyed – no tenant rights for birds in China, I am afraid. The male Asian Koel has a rather distinctive call which for me is almost the sound of Singapore.

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