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Feeding Wild Birds in America: Culture, Commerce & Conservation: A Book Review by a Curious Bird Feeder

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Shelves of feeders to choose from, ranging from inexpensive tubes to porcelain sculptures; bags and barrels of shelled and unshelled seed, including something called variously thistle, nyjer or niger; guidelines on when, how, where to do the actual feeding. There was cleaning, lots of cleaning of feeders and yard. And squirrels.

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The Collaborative List 2017 – January.

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For 2017, in keeping with all the top businesses, the list will be refreshed and re-branded. Black Skimmer – Rynchops niger. Greater Antillean Grackle – Quiscalus niger. Nevertheless, The Management has made it clear, in menacing tones and with a flourish on an executive order, that the list will continue.

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Collaborative list – August 2019

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In publishing the most current thinking, eBird have become the month’s biggest contributor to the life list, expanding it by 7 brand new species and pushing it to 3774. Black Skimmer – Rynchops niger. I just live for this stuff! Not to be out-done, the beats have been out doing their thing as well. 01 Aug 2019. 11 Aug 2019.

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