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The Falcon Thief: A Book Review

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It didn’t occur to me till I started reading The Falcon Thief: A True Tale of Adventure, Treachery, and the Hunt for the Perfect Bird that there was also a possible threat to the eagle herself: poachers, who steal raptor eggs and chicks. McWilliam realizes he’s dealing someone special, a career falcon egg-thief.

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Birding Nonggang, Guangxi, China – part 2

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of Army Medical Department 1815-1851. Rufous-faced Warbler Rufous-capped Babbler Pin-striped Tit-babbler Chestnut-crowned Warbler Puff-throated Bulbuls are cooperative breeders, but somewhat strangely, the number of helpers does not really affect the survival chances of the chicks ( source ).

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Combined Beats’ List, May 2016

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All birds are equal on this list; parking lot birds or pelagic species, breeders or fly-overs, all will be accorded the same status and each shall be worth 1 credit on the list. Big Egg Marsh. US-NY-New York-Kingsbrook Jewish Medical Center – 40.6603x-73.9325. Big Egg Marsh. Cartagos 2. 14 May 2016. Los Cartagos.

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Combined Beats’ List – September

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All birds are equal on this list; parking lot birds or pelagic species, breeders or fly-overs, all will be accorded the same status and each shall be worth 1 credit on the list. US-NY-New York-Kingsbrook Jewish Medical Center – 40.6603x-73.9325. Big Egg Marsh. Finca Hamadryas. 09 Jan 2016. Bill Baggs Cape Florida SP.

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Combined Beats List – June 2016

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All birds are equal on this list; parking lot birds or pelagic species, breeders or fly-overs, all will be accorded the same status and each shall be worth 1 credit on the list. Big Egg Marsh. US-NY-New York-Kingsbrook Jewish Medical Center – 40.6603x-73.9325. Silvery-fronted Tapaculo – Scytalopus argentifrons.

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Combined Beats’ List – July 2016

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All birds are equal on this list; parking lot birds or pelagic species, breeders or fly-overs, all will be accorded the same status and each shall be worth 1 credit on the list. US-NY-New York-Kingsbrook Jewish Medical Center – 40.6603x-73.9325. Big Egg Marsh. Finca Hamadryas. 09 Jan 2016. Bill Baggs Cape Florida SP.

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Combined Beats’ List – August

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All birds are equal on this list; parking lot birds or pelagic species, breeders or fly-overs, all will be accorded the same status and each shall be worth 1 credit on the list. US-NY-New York-Kingsbrook Jewish Medical Center – 40.6603x-73.9325. Big Egg Marsh. Finca Hamadryas. 09 Jan 2016. Bill Baggs Cape Florida SP.

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