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National Audubon Society Birds of North America: A Guide Review

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Interestingly, Chestnut-collared Longspur does appear under its brand-new official name, Thick-billed Longspur, though the description underneath uses the old name. It was actually a very easy count since each species account is one page long except for Red-tailed Hawk and Dark-eyed Junco, which get two pages each.

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Birding Longcanggou, Sichuan again (but maybe for the last time)

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This resource participation, as the ornithologists call it, allows for relatively peaceful coexistence as long as both brands of confectionary are available. Greater economic implications, e.g., damage to domestic chickens? The third fulvetta at Longcanggou that according to Wikipedia is not a real fulvetta is David’s Fulvetta.

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Wildlife Rehabilitator War Wounds

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I had a Pileated Woodpecker who used to jab at my hand whenever I needed to rewrap her bandages,” says Maureen Eiger, providing a perfect example of a single rehabber struggling to hold and wrap at the same time. And I was pecked in the eye by my pet chicken, does that count?”. “I But life is not perfect. “I